
The Discourse to the Kalamas
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Early Buddhist Discourses as Literature
Pāli Discourses are thought of as literary documents attributed to the Buddha. They can be a resource for when we want to know, well, what is Buddhism? What perhaps is a point of view on this particular topic? And just as you might ask for George Eliot's view on justice or women, one can inquire with the Pāli Discourse about the meaning of meditation.
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