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

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.

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.