- A Strange Verse in the Most Famous Buddhist Book
There's a very strange verse in the Dhammapada, one that's been understood for over a millennium to have a variety of readings that don't come across well in translation. We'll look at the verse and consider why it's been so tough to…
- The Surprising Person Who Taught the Buddha’s Monks: Citta the Householder
We'll look at Citta the Householder. Who was he and what were some interesting events in his life as recounted in the early suttas? We'll see how it was that even laypeople could be accomplished teachers of the dharma during the Buddha's…
- Faith vs. Knowing in Early Buddhism
What's the relation between believing something based on faith, and having knowledge of something, in early Buddhism? We'll consider the role of faith vs. that of knowledge, looking at several early suttas.