user21010: I recall, years ago, reading about Buddhist treatises on rebirth, composed some long time after the Buddhas death.
It was a very brief reference of Johannes Bronkhorst's, probably in a footnote. I've searched various of his big works looking for it, and numerous papers. If anyone happens across a likely candidate, would you please let me know?
It seemed to indicate there was a period in which one faction was trying to convince another that the Buddha taught rebirth. I'm interested in learning anything I can about how far back the debate that lives on today goes.
Thanks for any and all help.

user471: I haven't found a quote about disagreement between Buddhist schools on rebirth, but I found this 1998 lecture by Johannes Bronkhorst entitled "Did the Buddha Believe in Karma and Rebirth?".
Perhaps you're thinking about Pudgalavada.
From the Atman (Buddhism) wikipedia article:

According to Johannes Bronkhorst, it is possible that "original
Buddhism did not deny the existence of the soul", even though a firm
Buddhist tradition has maintained that the Buddha avoided talking
about the soul or even denied its existence.

The linked footnote reads:

Johannes Bronkhorst (1993). The Two Traditions of Meditation in
Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 99 with footnote 12. ISBN
978-81-208-1114-0.


21010: <p>I recall, years ago, reading about Buddhist treatises on rebirth, composed some long time after the Buddhas death.</p>
<p>It was a very brief reference of Johannes Bronkhorst's, probably in a footnote. I've searched various of his big works looking for it, and numerous papers. If anyone happens across a likely candidate, would you please let me know?</p>
<p>It seemed to indicate there was a period in which one faction was trying to convince another that the Buddha taught rebirth. I'm interested in learning anything I can about how far back the debate that lives on today goes.</p>
<p>Thanks for any and all help.</p>
 471: <p>I haven't found a quote about disagreement between Buddhist schools on rebirth, but I found this 1998 lecture by Johannes Bronkhorst entitled &quot;<a href="http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-jiabs-88691" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Did the Buddha Believe in Karma and Rebirth?</a>&quot;.</p>
<p>Perhaps you're thinking about Pudgalavada.</p>
<p>From the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80tman_(Buddhism)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Atman (Buddhism)</a> wikipedia article:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>According to Johannes Bronkhorst, it is possible that &quot;original
Buddhism did not deny the existence of the soul&quot;, even though a firm
Buddhist tradition has maintained that the Buddha avoided talking
about the soul or even denied its existence.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The linked footnote reads:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Johannes Bronkhorst (1993). The Two Traditions of Meditation in
Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 99 with footnote 12. ISBN
978-81-208-1114-0.</p>
</blockquote>
