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asks how well we've understood what the Buddha taught, as we see him in our oldest versions of his talks. By going back to those ancient texts, and studying the culture of his time, can we get a more accurate sense of it? "Likes" are encouraging, thanks.
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1/ Now that we've discussed the evidence that shows how well the shape of the Vedic creation myth matches up to the initial links of dependent arising (DA) we'll start covering how that myth affects the overall structure of the twelve links. #SB28of10k

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Until this moment I never thought I'd quote-post on this account, but if you've read and even just begun to understand my efforts to explain sankhara, here is a beautifully expressed, living example. Understanding why the Buddha used the word sankhara deepened my appreciation of Matthew's tale.

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