Early Buddhism

Regarding the Brahmin Jānussoṇi

Jāṇussoṇibrāhmaṇasutta

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Pāli
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Early Buddhist Texts
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Early Buddhism
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Ānanda sees the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi resplendent on his all-white chariot. He asks the Buddha whether there is a similarly divine vehicle in Buddhism. The Buddha responds by drawing a detailed set of analogies between the eightfold path and a chariot.

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