Early Buddhism

The Origin of the World

Aggaññasutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
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In contrast with the brahmin’s self-serving mythologies of the past, the Buddha presents an account of evolution that shows how human choices are an integral part of the ecological balance, and how excessive greed destroys the order of nature.

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