"The Buddha gave this advice to the fully ordained monks: "Do not consider the poetic meter/melody to be the most important thing [when reciting the teachings]. My intent is that the meaning does not degenerate. Please speak them in the individual languages that are in accordance with beings and individual traditions of their areas." Today… Continue reading THE IMPORTANCE OF MAGADHA: The Developmental History of the Texts and Languages of Early/Original Buddhism and the ‘baskets’ of Vinaya and Sutra (17th Karmapa’s online Summer teachings 2024, Day One and Two)