A Bayesian Analysis of Early Śramaṇic Origin Stories

John Kingsley

Research output: ThesisMaster's Thesis

Abstract

When it comes to assessing the historicity of religious figures, the methodology used by the academy is severely outdated, disjointed, and unsound. Bayes' Theorem, first used with a historical analysis by Richard Carrier in 2014 in relation to the historicity of Jesus, is a methodologically sound vehicle with which to examine what we have all simply, in the past, accepted. This paper addresses the historicity of the Buddha, and its implication on the early śramanic origin stories, by Bayes' Theorem.

Original languageEnglish
QualificationMaster of Arts, Yoga Studies
Awarding Institution
  • Loyola Marymount University
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Chapple, Christopher, Advisor
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

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