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82 - Buddhist History 10: Early Indian Buddhism - Stupas and Devotional Practice - Part 1
82 - Buddhist History 10: Early Indian Buddhism - Stupas and Devotional Practice - Part 1
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
It’s pretty typical to hear only one side of Buddhist history – that is, the side that focuses on what the Buddha taught, or the Dharma, and on the people who studied and practiced that Dharma. There’s a whole other side to Buddhism, present since the beginning: Devotional Practice. In this episode (Part 1 of 2) I introduce what it is, and talk about its origins in the Buddha’s own teachings – which included instructions for the creation of the first Buddhist stupas, or sacred burial mounds.
Released:
Dec 1, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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