- How Was the Buddha Down-to-Earth? His Approach to Ritual
How was the Buddha a down-to-earth, pragmatic teacher? We will look at his views on some of the most important ritual practices of his day, and how he was skeptical of them.
- How Was the Buddha Down-to-Earth? His Approach to Ritual
How was the Buddha a down-to-earth, pragmatic teacher? We will look at his views on some of the most important ritual practices of his day, and how he was skeptical of them.
- The Buddhist Nun Who Taught a Brahmin a Lesson
To begin I'll discuss how the Buddha was skeptical of certain brahminic ritual practices such as river bathing. Then I'll turn to the interesting story of an early Buddhist nun from a lowly background who gave a pointed lesson to a brahmin.