Query to anyone who knows the suttas well: The Sigalovada says the highest duty of layman is to support "ascetics and brahmins." Anomalous?
But I don't read Pali and I don't know the suttas at all well, so maybe this suspicion is obviously wrong?
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The Sigalovada Sutta is a key text for "Buddhist ethics," so if it's actually brahmanical, some rethinking might be called for.
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@Meaningness brahmins basically pwned the sangha in the first 100 years after B's death. Basic Indian history fact on 8th grade tests - 10 more replies
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@Meaningness So maybe you ought to refrain from stating your conclusions and then asking other people for evidence to support them?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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