| Sutta Name | Nikaya | Vagga | Academic | PTS | PSA Plae | Keywords | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madhura | Majjhima | Majjhimapa.n.naasa, Raaja Vagga | MN.084 | M.ii.083-90 | 21/090 | caste, discrimination | Given after the Buddha’s death. Wealth confers power on all, not only on the Brahmins. A brahmin experiences the retribution of his actions, both good and bad, in this world and the next, just as do members of other castes. Therefore a brahmin ascetic deserves no more homage than an ascetic of other castes. As the result of hearing the teaching, Avantiputta takes refuge in Buddhism. |
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