Possible Relationship between Kalām and the Kalama Sutta
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Possible Relationship Kalām Kalama Sutta
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Abstract
Many people within the realm of Buddhist Studies are
familiar with the Kalama Sutta and its functionality [also known
by the alternative title: the Kesaputta Sutta], found in
the Anguttara-Nikaya. Many people in Buddhist Studies do not
know that this discourse is not isolated teaching given to
the people of a village – it is replicated in other locations, and is
given to a small group of monks and a householder. Kalam is
familiar to anyone studying Islamic philosophy. KalƘm and
the Kalama Sutta? Are the similarities too obvious or just some mere
coincidental spelling? This article will explore this situation freely,
from different perspectives.
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Peoples, D. (2013). Possible Relationship between Kalām and the Kalama Sutta. The Journal of International Association of Buddhist Universities (JIABU), 6(1), 43–64. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Jiabu/article/view/217851
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