Early Buddhism
With Ānanda
Ānandasutta
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- Early Buddhist Texts
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Vacchagotta asks the Buddha whether a self exists, but the Buddha is silent. When Ānanda later asks him why he didn’t answer, the Buddha replied that it was to avoid misunderstanding.
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