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Buddhism

white_wolf

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3. I think the main difference is...

Reply to randr (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 09:09 PM

Mar 2012

that the one you quoted seems to place all of the emphasis on the individual to determine which Dharma is true. Whereas the Kalama Sutta emphases that the importance of community i. e. "the wise."

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The first one is a common misquote of the Kalama Sutta white_wolf Mar 2012 #1

Thanks for the correction and link randr Mar 2012 #2

I think the main difference is... white_wolf Mar 2012 #3