# Talk:Rāhula

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) 
Please add what you know to the article.
-- 88.72.13.10 (talk) 14:14, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Theragatha Verses of the Elder Monks
Rahula - Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Austerlitz -- 88.72.13.10 (talk) 14:14, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

There are a ton of articles out there saying that Buddha is a bad father - he basically left his wife and son to go on his "enlightened journey" straight after his son was born. Many articles cite this, should be included :) instead of pushing East Asian propaganda 2001:8003:6A23:2C00:51C4:A866:AA91:1610 (talk) 13:03, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

This idea should not be included without an independent, reliable, secondary academic source.  Blogs are not acceptable sources. JimRenge (talk) 13:13, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
I admire your patience, Jim. And I always thought that East Asian propaganda was the statement "religion is poison", used to justify the killing of 1000s of monks in Tibet. I guess we all define "propaganda" differently. Well, enough chat, I'll have to go back to my propaganda, probably Southeast Asian this time...--Farang Rak Tham  (Talk) 20:37, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

According to Jacob Kinnard's book. Buddhism emerged from Sanātana Dharma.

But according to Levman Shakyas & Koliyas had no religion. So, it's better to leave the religion section in the info box blank. And Rahula didn't become Buddhist after birth. Also Gautama didn't become Buddha before Rahula's birth. Usoejw9 (talk) 16:34, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

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