Early Buddhism

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Kulasutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
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Mahāvīra asks Asibandhakaputta to refute the Buddha on behalf of the Jains. He suggests to try to trap the Buddha with a dilemma: he claims to have compassion for householders, yet visits them with a large Saṅgha in a time of scarcity. But the Buddha says no family has been harmed from this.

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