Senryu
September 20, 2022, 10:12pm
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And for a previous discussion on buildings used by the Sangha, and my light exploration as to how monastic buildings might have been related to hunter gatherer buildings, see here:
I was chatting with Alex Wynne and he gave this position:
Buildings are hardly mentioned in the Suttas, but the Vinaya has more material on it - although this probably only indicates that the Vinaya is generally later than the Suttas. In the Suttas there are fragments indicating the Buddha’s homeless state, such as the Buddha sleeping on a pile of leaves (AN 3.35), or in a potter’s workshed (MN 140). I find it anachronistic of Sujato (on Suttacentral) to translate anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme as ‘in…
And a photo teaser for that:
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