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**Liskaspexia** · 08-13-2012, 02:09 AM

There are asavas to be abandoned by avoiding, per MN 2, but women are not singled out.

Many men have disrobed due to attraction to women. Women, in relation to the goal of a monk, does receive a mention in MN 67

I conclude that the Digha Nikaya advice is anemic and probably late; there are much better pieces of advice in the Suttas on this topic, ones such as those above which are much more in accord with the gradual training and knowledge & vision than the seemingly brahmanical preference for ritual avoidance.

Were Brahmins were generally celibate?

As for the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, it is a very long discourse, so naturally it is found in the Digha Nikaya. Further, as it is a third party account of the Buddha's last days, it is naturally 'late'.

However, unlike much of the Digha Nikaya, there is no evidence it has Brahmanical themes. The Mahaparinibbana Sutta contains many important pure teachings & many foundational teachings of the Buddha-Dhamma.

Regards

08-13-2012, 02:09 AM	#12
Liskaspexia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	There are asavas to be abandoned by avoiding, per MN 2, but women are not singled out. Many men have disrobed due to attraction to women. Women, in relation to the goal of a monk, does receive a mention in MN 67 I conclude that the Digha Nikaya advice is anemic and probably late; there are much better pieces of advice in the Suttas on this topic, ones such as those above which are much more in accord with the gradual training and knowledge & vision than the seemingly brahmanical preference for ritual avoidance. Were Brahmins were generally celibate? As for the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, it is a very long discourse, so naturally it is found in the Digha Nikaya. Further, as it is a third party account of the Buddha's last days, it is naturally 'late'. However, unlike much of the Digha Nikaya, there is no evidence it has Brahmanical themes. The Mahaparinibbana Sutta contains many important pure teachings & many foundational teachings of the Buddha-Dhamma. Regards
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