Early Buddhism
The Shorter Discourse on Taking Up Practices
Cūḷadhammasamādānasutta
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- Pāli
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- Early Buddhist Texts
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- Early Buddhism
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The Buddha explains how taking up different practices may have harmful or beneficial results. The memorable simile of the creeper shows how insidious temptations can be.
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