Isn't it odd for a Buddhist text to recommend supporting brahmins, rather than monks? Or is "ascetics" actually "bhikkhus"?
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It's interesting that many of the summaries I read on the web do replace "ascetics and brahmins" with "monks" (inaccurately, I take it?).
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@mbrock I’ll check that out, thank you!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mbrock FWIW, it looks like a one-time simile to me, not a general usage. But I’m just really ignorant about early Buddhism, so …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness regulatory capture :D -
@vgr I just was expecting the climax of the the Sutta to be “give money to monks,” since that’s main tenet of lay Buddhist ethics.
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@Meaningness IN what way anomalous?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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