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The Origins and Development of Nikāya (Early Schools) Buddhism and the importance of lay followers and merchants in the early Buddhist “schools” tradition: 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Mar-Ngog Summer Teachings (Day One)

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"For the last few years, I have been giving quite few teachings on various different times and themes. The main reason for this is that we need to increase our level of understanding of the development of ancient Buddhism, as it developed in ancient India, and it shouldn't be only as it's described in ancient… Continue reading The Origins and Development of Nikāya (Early Schools) Buddhism and the importance of lay followers and merchants in the early Buddhist “schools” tradition: 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Mar-Ngog Summer Teachings (Day One)