Buddhist Education: The History and Background of the Saṅgīti-sutta
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The Saṅgīti-sutta from the Dīgha-nikāya was the subject
of my Ph.D. dissertation. What I would like to put forward in this
article is the history of the discourse, to enable additional dialogues
amongst other Buddhist scholars – certainly those senior who have
superior knowledge and insight. I hope this will strengthen better
and respectful engagements amongst us, certainly in the field of
Buddhist education. I begin with Jainism’s perspective of Buddhists,
and the Buddhist perspective of Jainism - as presented in Buddhist
discourses. With this established, the historical perspective can be
understood towards the creative-generation and motivation behind
issuing the Saṅgīti-sutta and, therefore, we today know why we have
it, and why we should use it in Buddhist education.
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