SN 47.19: Sedaka Sutta — At Sedaka (The Acrobat) - Listen - Sutta

SN 47.19: Sedaka Sutta — At Sedaka (The Acrobat)

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Which is correct: by protecting oneself, one protects others; or by protecting others, one protects oneself? The Buddha's answer may surprise you. Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Candasiri (03'18" 1.1 MB) Recorded by jtb on 17 May 2006 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. and ed. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2000 Bhikkhu Bodhi. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org.

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