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RE: The Early Schools of Indian Buddhism Series
Point 57 is quite interesting. Although it is presented in an almost funny way, it shows the problem of cult of personality. Some people lose touch and do not see negatives in what they chose to venerate.
Oh man, the cult of personality rules our politics and just about everything else right now @marcusantoniu. What happened to judge a person per their character? Only a fully evolved Buddha can see someone else's karma, and if anyone else says they can see someone's karma, they are full of shit. Since we are not Buddhas if someone says they are a full-fledged Buddha we can only judge what they claim to be true by how they behave. What a paradox...hehehe
Many of these schools developed in far-flung communities that had minimal contact. So when a different Buddhist community came in contact, the suttas remembered by Buddha's cousin Ananda were the same but the commentary, how the different schools viewed the teachings may be vastly different and hence the arguments.