Talk:Rāhula

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[edit] Quoting Rahula

  • As instructed, Rahula approached his father and asked for his inheritance. He then looked at his father and said, "Lord, even your shadow is pleasing to me."

This quotation is taken from the book of Radhika Abeysekera. I don't know whether this is common knowledge. Can I put it on the mainpage?

-- 88.72.9.170 19:34, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

The passage is a quote from the Vinaya Mahavagga, so, yes, you can put it in. However, it must be said that most of this article does not meet Wikipedia guidelines. It is based entirely on Pali sources, hence is not neautral POV, and ignores important differences between the Pali and other accounts. Further, it repeats traditional claims even when these contradict the old texts themselves; e.g. the idea that Rahula was the first novice, which from the Vinaya Mahavagga is clearly not the case. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sujato (talk • contribs) 21:14, 29 April 2008 (UTC)