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What Did Lay Donors Receive in Return for Feeding the Sangha? - Individual Poverty and Collective Wealth in Early Buddhism | Sleepy Facts About History
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The image of early Buddhist monks walking silently through a village with their alms bowls is universally recognizable, but the mechanics behind that simple act are often misunderstood. This episode explores how a community of people who had formally renounced society continued to eat, live, and build lasting institutions through the gifts of the society they had left. It examines the daily alms round, the strict monastic rules found in the Vinaya, and the concept of merit that motivated…
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