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Fun fact: Buddhist monks, after having given up everything, still fought over "right view". Even during the lifetime of the Buddha. Even though there were many
by javajosh 4y ago
Fun fact: Buddhist monks, after having given up everything, still fought over "right view". Even during the lifetime of the Buddha. Even though there were many arahants around. The urge to be right, and the antagonism toward those that we perceive as wrong, runs very very deep.
- spicymaki 4y agoI appreciate that in the Pali Cannon recorded all of these internal disagreements and mistakes as the Buddhist communities grew, as well as challenges and debates with other communities.