Early Buddhism

With Bhāradvāja the Farmer

Kasibhāradvājasutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
Versions
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A brahmin farmer criticizes the Buddha for failing to produce food, merely living off the work of others. But the Buddha shows that his true work is spiritual.

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