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Episode #009 ... The Buddha

Philosophize This!

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What Is an Ascetic?

Sidarda gadama was a king in the sixth century b c india. He came across what we would now know as an ascetic, or renunciant. They were people that lived a life of deprivation and spiritual inquiry. The term is important to understand because they didn't believe in Reincarnation. These four encounters complete changed the outcome of his life.

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