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We (my wife and myself) many a times see videos of Iran nomads. The general impression I get is that Allah accepts prayers for well-being of others and guidance for self..

Most probably the 'Maithili' of his time, his mother tongue. I do not know whether he knew Sanskrit or not. I think in Hindi and English. :)

Buddha was not from Magadha. Of course, he meditated at many places and visited many places after his enlightenment. The region where he hailed from was known as Mithila. That is supposed to be the native place of the consort of Lord Rama, King of Ayodhya, Mother Sita (Janakpur in Nepal)...

Take out kernels, discard the fluff.

Buddha is one of my two gurus. That is why, more than Suttas, I have tried to get into Buddha's mind.

Yeah, and the Suttas will then contain not just what Buddha taught, but also the beliefs of the scholars who committed them to writing.

84 BCE and 74 CE is very late, taking Buddha to have lived in 6th or 5th BCE. If they are in Sanskrit, then they sure belonged to a later date, creations of later Buddhist scholars. Originals should be in Pali, even Gandharan is after the expansion of Buddhism. My emphasis is on the bed-rock of...

Yeah sure. That is why Hinduism has both the paths. RHP and LHP. LHP is not deprecated, not even 'Aghora' (if you know about it). :) 'Aghora' lieterally means 'not extreme'.

The idea is 'do Gods want anything from you?'. If they don't, then 'you are trying to reach them for your own purpose.' Therefore, contrived, forced, hatha (insistence, 'listen to me whether you want that or not').

Some in Hinduism consider all attempts to approach the deity as Left-hand path, contrived, forced, Hatha (Hatha yoga).

The Eight-fold Noble Path, Śīla, Śūnyatā (IMHO). All the rest is later expansion.

The definition of a left-hand path is diverse. Some say even ritual worship is a left-hand path. I believe original Buddhism was not a left-hand path. Thersavada is less so. But if you take Mahayana, depending on the definition, could be a left-hand path. As for Tibetan Buddhism, it is more so.

Strife. Palestine/Israel, India/Pakistan. Why would I recommend trash to you, but if you insist .. You can find some here: bayans Pakistan at DuckDuckGo In Zen, one-handed clap is possible. I experienced something like that some two decades ago. I do not remember it now.

Humans can do that by knowledge and analysis, Jnana marga. One can get out of 'maya', mazes and loops, if one can abandon prejudices.

That is OK. "Lakum deenukum wa liya deen" Al-Kafiroon 6. One big cause is religion. It takes two hands to clap. See some videos of Pakistani mawlanas and you will understand.

Remove God, soul, heaven, hell. judgement, deliverance, rebirth or ever-lasting life; and I am all for 'practical spirituality'. As for loving all, brotherhood of all, these are utopian slogans. Not applicable everywhere. There are limits to it. For example: Islamic terrorism in India fed by...

Welcome to the forum, Brian; though I have abandoned the search for God. Did not find any in my 82 years.

I have considered it in detail for at least 30 years, 12 years in this forum.

If you start a thread, I will join. I am not that self-centered to start a thread on myself. My beliefs are for myself. I am a 'Pacceka Buddha'. I have not undertaken to remove sorrow from the world like Gautama did. Let each one find that in his/her own way.

That sure is a nice story. The Cherokee were wise. What I was pointing at is something like automobile grease, difficult to wash off.