Query to anyone who knows the suttas well: The Sigalovada says the highest duty of layman is to support "ascetics and brahmins." Anomalous?
@Meaningness Modulo a few destructions I suppose, by Islamic invaders etc. Haven't looked in detail.
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@Meaningness In some heterodox versions, the Buddha is an avatar in the dasavatara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashavatara#Buddha … -
@vgr Yup, made a joke about that in my novel:http://buddhism-for-vampires.com/eating-an-entire-epistemologist … - Show replies
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