Did The Buddha Expect Us To Believe What He Taught And Follow Him Because He Was The Buddha?
Channel: Samatha Vipassana Trust
Date: 2022-08-06

Did the Buddha expect us to believe what he taught and then follow him because he was a Buddha? What was his position when talking about following a teaching? Ven. Khema considers two Suttas that concerned Buddhist Teacher-Student relationship:
AN 3.65: Kalama Sutta and MN-95: Canki Sutta.

At the start of this talk, Ven. Khema recommends reading the book "The Buddha's teachings on Social and Communal Harmony" by Bhikkhu Bodhi. She then reads a few of the chapter titles to give a short indication of its content. She then summarised the interview questions usually asked at retreat, their purpose and content.
Canki Sutta MN95:
- the first few sections of the sutta were briefly summarised.
- highlighted section to realise: 5 things may turn out differently in 2 different ways, i.e.: faith, approval, oral tradition, reasoned cogitation, reflective acceptance of a view.
- Section 17: Sister Khema also made a cross-reference to MN72:18 advice from the Buddha to Vajjakati.
- Section 21: "The final arrival at truth lies in the repetition, development and cultivation of those same things" (refer Section 20)

Date: 31 July 2022
by Sasana Dipika Ven. Khanti Khema 

Reference documents: 
Kalama Sutta: https://tinyurl.com/5n8dwhfp (This translation was given by the late Most Venerable U Silananda and Bhante Vimalaramsi.)
Canki Sutta: https://tinyurl.com/7hdrnkrh

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