mercedo wrote today at 12:45 AM
ullangoo saidDo you think Buddha changed his spoken language just because he wanted to abolish the caste system etc.? Jesus died in his thirties, he didn't have enough time to learn his second or third languages. But in his times Hebrew and Koine were more useful languages in that Hebrew is a written language of Scriptures and Koine was a common language spoken throughout Eastern part of Roman Empire. But I agree, he used his native tongue basically in his teachings.Buddha died at age 80. He had enough time to learn other languages, besides he didn't have to worry about his daily life at all. Aside from that, choice of language is extremely important in prevailing their thought. I never use my native tongue to express my idea both in writing and in speech. I think more and more people today are doing so this borderless society. You yourself are Danish, but how can you make yourself understood in Danish when people around you only understand English?