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**EmpokemyMok** · 04-19-2012, 05:47 PM

His earlier students were probably all similar in their 'fundamentals' (e.g. practicing asceticism/Brahmanism for a long time.) But as the number of students grew, his students probably become diverse....

thank you Yuan, for a very reasonable point of view. accordingly, the earlier students practised asceticism & therefore practised self-reliance but some later students could progress with dhammas such as faith (saddha) as the foundation

04-19-2012, 05:47 PM	#3
EmpokemyMok Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	His earlier students were probably all similar in their 'fundamentals' (e.g. practicing asceticism/Brahmanism for a long time.) But as the number of students grew, his students probably become diverse.... thank you Yuan, for a very reasonable point of view. accordingly, the earlier students practised asceticism & therefore practised self-reliance but some later students could progress with dhammas such as faith (saddha) as the foundation
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