Karma's a ***!

[emjay]

The trouble is that the "original form" is the superstitious and unserious version.  More careful people, like you, came along after the fact and corrected it.  Not that the forces of traditionalism appreciated, or even could appreciate....your effort.....

You did what the buddha said to do, and killed him when you met him on the road, and buddhists will detest you for it.

I knew you'd come along and shit on my parade... that's why I stuck an 'alleged' in there

I don't know if it's accurate or not, but I like that book, and for the most part, I think the logic in it speaks for itself... well the logic pertaining to this life anyway; I have no interest in its speculations about after death... so I'm only interested in it as a philosophy for this life.

ETA: But yeah, I see what you're saying; I personally feel that the Buddha would be rolling in his grave thinking about the way the religion developed and the way he is venerated in modern times, but that could just be the 'retconned' version of which you speak, talking.