
Conflict and Crisis
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Do Not Aspire to Govern the Community.
The tradition is that if you ask the buddha some think, once and he doesn't want to give an answer. The third time, ans pretty bold. And i imagine that the crowd are just holding their breath. So er davadetta, he's been bold. He's asserted his superiority,. actually, that's what he's done. I imagine there's anxiety, nervousness. I imagine theres astonishment about the whole thing. A, what is the Buddha going to say? so he approaches him again and says, you're old. Let me now lead the community. Hand it over to me."
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