Original Buddhism: Introduction
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Buddhism is fascinating. But it is surprisingly difficult to work out what the original teachings of the Buddha were. The oldest texts of Buddhism were not written until 200-400 years after the Buddha, and by then they had undergone many changes. In this episode I will give you an understanding of the historical context before I present the content of original Buddhism in the next episodes.
Dissertation (English): https://www.academia.edu/63732680/Early_Buddhism_and_its_Relation_to_Brahmanism_A_Comparative_and_Doctrinal_Investigation
Suttacentral (here you can find all the teaching texts, in the original and in translation): https://suttacentral.net/
Atthakavaga: suttacentral.net/snp4.1/en/sujato
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