Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c8.64

c8.64

If we now abstract from the traditions those of the categories indicated, which are wholly unhistorical, or are at least suspected to be of unhistorical character, we then have left as the very pith of these stories regarding Buddha a thread of facts, which we may claim to be a perfectly reliable, though it may be, a very meagre, historical acquisition.