Early Buddhism

With Timbaruka

Timbarukasutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
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A wanderer named Timbaruka asks the Buddha whether pleasure and pain are created by oneself, by another, by both, or by chance. Explaining why he rejects all these options, the Buddha asserts that pleasure and pain arise due to conditions.

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