Pari-Nirvana After many long years of teaching the Buddha grew old and tired and knew that he would soon pass away from his followers. Just before his death, he gathered them together and made them promise to do all they could to spread the teaching among all people, and bade them live together in love […]
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Lesson 13 Rahula and Devadatta We read in the last lesson how the Buddha received Rahula, his little son, into the Brotherhood, and gave him his inheritance of Truth. Now Rahula was not always good; like many children whom I know, he had lots of faults, and had to work hard to cure them. One […]
Continue ReadingThe Buddha and His Teachings: Lesson 15: Ambapali
Lesson 15 Ambapali Many rich men became followers of the Buddha and he taught them how to use their money and power for the good of others. He never taught that it is wrong to have money or power or position, but he said it is wrong to use these gifts selfishly. Money and other […]
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