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67 – Relating to Buddhist Teachings 1: Their Abundance, Diversity & Authenticity
67 – Relating to Buddhist Teachings 1: Their Abundance, Diversity & Authenticity
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Jul 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
If you’ve spent any time at all studying Buddhism, you’ve discovered there are lots of Buddhist teachings and texts. What should you choose to study? Where do you begin? How much do you really need to know? How should you relate to the teachings, some of which may end up seeming contradictory? In this episode I give you an overview of the Buddhist teachings as a whole, and how the authority of a given text is measured and viewed by Buddhists. In the next episode I'll explain why it's important to study.
Released:
Jul 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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