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Gautama. It is nowhere stated that Buddha was pu pil of Gotama. He was born in Gautama gotra, so belonged to the clan of Goutama.
2. There are frequent references to Jainism in books of Tibet and China. Some Jaina Sastras are to be found in Chinese translations made in the early Centuries of Christ.
3. I have published several papers on Buddha's life in Bengali. Professor Oldenberg or Rockhilt's life of Buddha is admirable.
As regards the life of Buddha, spread and fall of Buddhism, several Buddhist sects, &c., I have collected immense materials. I shall publish a book in English soon on the subject.
Yours sincerely, SATIS CHANDRA, ACHARYYA.
Vidyabhusan, M. A., Professor, Sanskrit College, and Secretary, Buddhist Text Society, Calcutta.
P. S.-The Mahaparinibhana Sutta, one of the earliest books of the Buddhists composed in the Pali language before 543 B. C., mentions Nirgrantha Natha Putra as being one of the six religious teachers of the time. This Nirgrantha Natha Putra is believed to have been the founder of Jainism.
Sankaracharyya, the Reformer of the 8th century A. D., criticises at length the doctrine of Jainism in his Vedanta Sutra.
