The Buddha’s Campaign to Change Society. Part One of Two
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Part One of Two 4477 words Headings The Social System The Rich The Powerful The Vision “What are all these titles and races? They are a mere name.” (Sn 648) The Buddha gave his teachings in a highly developed and cultured society. Written some 300 to 400 years after the death of the Buddha, the Pali texts, a written record, we are told, of the Buddha’s teachings and culture, reveal a society with an advanced economic system, deep cultural/religious foundations, an active commercial life, a vibrant agricultural system plus trading between the nations of north India.
The Buddha’s Campaign to Change Society. Part One of Two
The Buddha’s Campaign to Change Society. Part…
The Buddha’s Campaign to Change Society. Part One of Two
Part One of Two 4477 words Headings The Social System The Rich The Powerful The Vision “What are all these titles and races? They are a mere name.” (Sn 648) The Buddha gave his teachings in a highly developed and cultured society. Written some 300 to 400 years after the death of the Buddha, the Pali texts, a written record, we are told, of the Buddha’s teachings and culture, reveal a society with an advanced economic system, deep cultural/religious foundations, an active commercial life, a vibrant agricultural system plus trading between the nations of north India.