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Saturday, April 27, 2024

Omniscient point of view at Siam Society

photo courtesy of dailymirror.lk

Siam Society presents the lecture “Buddha As Teacher Of Devas And Humans: The Question Of Omniscience” at its Lecture Room on the 4th floor, Asok Road, tomorrow at 7pm.

Buddha as understood in the major divisions of the Sutta Pitaka, also called the Five Nikayas, is a somewhat enigmatic figure. When asked directly if he is a deva (god), he denies it saying that he is a man who found the ancient path of the liberated saints (tathagatas).

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