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Lara Cröft

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9 Dec

His Enemies☸💙🧘‍♀️📿
§5. Jains and a False Charge of Immorality☸💙🧘‍♀️📿

As with the sunrise the glow-worms vanish, so miserable became the situation of the Tirthikas.

The people ceased to pay them respects or presents.

1/19

Standing on the public streets they used to harangue:

“ If Samana Gautama☸ is enlightened (Buddha☸), we are also. If you acquire virtue by showering presents on the Buddha, you will get the same by giving us presents. Therefore make gift to us.”

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But the public paid no heed to it. So they conspired in secret how by spreading scandal on the character of Samana Gautama☸, they could discredit the Sangha☸.

3/19

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Lara Cröft

@Tomb_Raider__

7 Dec

§ 7. Brahmins and the Buddha☸💙🧘‍♀️📿

(i)
Once when the Blessed One was travelling about in the Kosala country with a large company of the monks, he went down to a Brahmin village named Thuna.

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The Brahmin householders of Thuna heard the news,

“The Samana Gautama☸, they say, has arrived in the field of our village.”

Now the Brahmin householders were non-believers, holding wrong views and avaricious by nature.

2/13

They said,

“If the Samana Gautama☸ should enter this village and stay two or three days, he would convert all these people. Then the Brahmin religion would have no support. We must, therefore, prevent his entry in our village.

3/13

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Lara Cröft

@Tomb_Raider__

27 Nov

§ 7. What is Holy Life☸💙🧘‍♀️📿
TBAHD: Bodhisattva Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar ☸💙🧘‍♀️📿

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Once while the Blessed Lord☸ was on journey he gave, as was his practice, the following discourse to the Bhikkhus who were accompanying him.

Addressing the Bhikkhus the Lord☸ said:

“O brethren, this holy life☸ is

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🔴 not practised with a view to deceive people,
🔴 nor to seek their favour,
🔴 nor for the purpose of gain, benefit, or fame,
🔴 nor with the intention of getting out of difficulties in controversy,
🔴 nor that one may be known as such and such by men.

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Lara Cröft

@Tomb_Raider__

27 Nov

§ 2. The Roots of Nibbana

(i)
Once the venerable Radha came to the Exalted One. Having done so he saluted the Exalted One and sat down on one side.

So seated the venerable Radha thus addressed the Exalted One☸: “Pray, Lord, what for is Nibbana☸.”

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“Nibbana means release from passion,” replied the Lord☸.

“But Nibbana, Lord,—what is the aim of it ?”

“Rooted in Nibbana☸, Radha, the righteous life is lived. Nibbana☸ is its goal. Nibbana☸ is its end.”

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(ii)
Once the Exalted One☸ was dwelling at Shravasti, in Jeta’s Grove, at Anathapindika’s Park.

Then the Exalted One☸ called the brethren, saying, ‘Brethren.’

‘Yes, Lord,’ replied those brethren to the Exalted One☸.

The Exalted One☸ thus spake.

3/13

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Lara Cröft

@Tomb_Raider__

25 Nov

6. Not Enough Is Outward Washing☸💙🧘‍♀️📿

Once the Exalted One☸ was dwelling at Shravatsi.

And the Brahmin Sangarava also dwelt there.

Now he was a cleanser by water, and practised cleansing by water.

Night and day he abode given to the habit of going down to bathe.

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Now the venerable Ananda, robing himself at an early hour and taking outer robe and bowl, went forth to Shravatsi to beg.

And when he had gone his rounds in Shravatsi and had eaten his meal, upon his return, he went to the Exalted One☸, saluted Him, and sat down on one side.

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So seated, the venerable Ananda said:

“Lord, there is here one Sangarava, a Brahmin, dwelling at Shravatsi, a cleanser by water, one who practises cleansing by water.

Night and day does he abide given to the habit of going down to bathe.

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Lara Cröft

@Tomb_Raider__

25 Nov

§ 3. Prayers and Invocations to God are a Futility☸💙🧘‍♀️📿

Once the Blessed Lord speaking to Vasettha said:

“If this river Achiravati were full of water even to d brim & overflowing & a man with business to be done on d further bank of it should come up, & want to cross over:

“And standing on that bank, he should invoke d further bank & say: ‘Come hither, O further bank!
Come over to this side!’

“Now what think you, Vasettha? Would d further bank of d river Achiravati, by that man’s invoking & praying, & hoping, & praising, come over to this side?

“In just the same way, Vasettha, do the Brahmins, versed in the three Vedas, omitting the practice of those qualities which really make a man a Brahmin, and adopting the practice of those qualities which really make men non-Brahmins say thus:

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