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Highlights from the Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Vajragoni

Reflecting back upon the introductory blog from this series, along with the analysis of the Self from contemporary scholars like Dr. Tony Page and Dr. Chris Jones, the other salient construct revolved around Shimoda Masahiro’s hypothesis that the early stupa-based … Continue reading →

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Free and Marvelous

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Vajragoni

Chapter Two: On Cunda At that time there was present among the congregation an upasaka who was the son of an artisan of this fortress town of Kusinagara. Cunda was his name. He was there with his comrades, fifteen in … Continue reading →

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