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INCIDENTS FROM THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA: THERE WAS NO CASTE DISCRIMINATION ON PATH OF THE BUDDHA For centuries prior

INCIDENTS FROM THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA: OUTER GUISE DOES NOT MAKE A RECLUSE Once upon a time the Buddha

INCIDENTS FROM THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA: THE TRUE ASCENT AND DESCENT A belief prevalent in the society of those

INCIDENTS FROM THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA: WHOLESOME ACTIONS CAUSE BIRTH IN A HAPPY STATE The headman of a village

INCIDENTS FROM THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA: Infinite Forbearance and Compassion of the Buddha The forbearance of the Buddha was

Giving Appropriate Answers and Also Punishment as Necessary Queen Māgandiyā sent her messengers to abuse the Buddha with these words…

The Buddha: Dispenser of Happiness (The following is an extract from “Was The Buddha A Pessimist?” in which Goenkaji has

INCIDENTS FROM THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA: The Peacemaker It is reported that two kingdoms were on the verge of

The Buddha: The Teacher Who Meditates (From the forthcoming VRI publication: The Sammāsmbuddha in The Tipitaka,Vol 2.) King Prasenjit of

The Taste of Dhamma During Lord Buddha’s time, there was a rich nobleman by the name of Jawtika. He lived

Stories of Select Disciples of the Buddha: Paṭācārā She was born in a very rich merchant family of Srāvastī. There

Stories of Select Disciples of the Buddha: Angulimala A malicious rumors drove a youth, named Angulimala, to live as an outlaw

Stories of Select Disciples of the Buddha: Kisa Gotami During the life- time of the Buddha, Gotamī was born in

Stories of Select Disciples of the Buddha: Tapussa and Bhallika In those days, the people from Orissa (Ukkala, Utkala) who

Stories of Select Disciples of the Buddha: Anathapindika ​Anathapindika, a rich merchant from Savatthi (Shravasti), had come to Rajgir to