Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c8.138

c8.138

It is, therefore, evident that the narrative concerned may be a myth: the conditions, which suffice to make the concoction of such a myth comprehensible, certainly exist. And this possibility of a purely mythical conception gains further support by the undoubted mythical character of the occurrences yet to be discussed, which followed on the attainment of Buddhahood.