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Ep. 004: Death by Parable

A dive into one of the Buddha's most profound teachings

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James Baquet
Feb 03, 2020
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The catalyst for the Buddha’s search for enlightenment was the universal problem of Old Age, Sickness, and Death. Let’s look at some stories encapsulating his solution to this problem.


Have you ever heard of the Pali Canon? No, it's not heavy armament for killing talking birds. [pause for laughter] It's what many consider to be the oldest and most authentic collection of the actual words of the historic Buddha (that is, Siddhartha Gautama).

The standard edition of the Thai Pali Canon (Wikipedia)

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