Early Buddhism

The Longer Discourse on the Lion’s Roar

Mahāsīhanādasutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
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The Buddha is challenged by a naked ascetic on the topic of spiritual austerities. He points out that it is quite possible to perform all kinds of austere practices without having any inner purity of mind.

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