10. Stephen Jenkins | Understanding the Role of Compassion in Buddhism
The Buddhist Studies Podcast
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The Differences Between Narrative and Systematic Thinking
In the West, especially because we were biblical people, there's this tendency to try to extract systematic thought principles from narrative. In Indian thought, especially in Buddhist thought, when they try to explain a principle, they give you a whole boatload of questions. The entire Jataka collection is considered mostly commentary.
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