User:Macdiarmid52

I am a retired academic aged eighty who completed a doctorate,"Western and Buddhist Theories of Evil," c.1965. In course I had occasion to study the dhanas or rules that Buddhist monks observe in daily life. They seemed very familiar. I have been a fan of Kipling,particularly his poetry and specifically "If" since adolescence. I remain in no doubt that Kipling drew the core of "If" from a study of the Buddhist dhanas. I offer this as a contribution to Wikipedia--Macdiarmid52 15:57, 13 June 2007 (UTC) trevor artingstoll London 14-06-07