Early Buddhism

Advice to Sigālaka

Siṅgālasutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
Versions
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The Buddha encounters a young man who honors his dead father by performing rituals. The Buddha recasts the meaningless rites in terms of virtuous conduct. This is the most detailed discourse on ethics for lay people.

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