Original Buddhism: Introduction

Buddhism is fascinating. But it is surprisingly difficult to work out what the original teachings of the Buddha were. The oldest texts of Buddhism were not written until 200-400 years after the Buddha, and by then they had undergone many changes. In this episode I will give you an understanding of the historical context before I present the content of original Buddhism in the next episodes. Dissertation (English): https://www.academia.edu/63732680/Early_Buddhism_and_its_Relation_to_Brahmanism_A_Comparative_and_Doctrinal_Investigation Suttacentral (here you can find all the teaching texts, in the original and in translation): https://suttacentral.net/ Atthakavaga: suttacentral.net/snp4.1/en/sujato Free discovery call: https://calendly.com/gabriel-ellis/30min Youtube: https://youtu.be/aBIz80oRd3w Homepage: https://www.gabriel-ellis.com Photo by Lahiru Supunchandra on Unsplash