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   Pre-sectarian Buddhism

   Buddha forbade the monastic community to make their own rules and gave instructions for the monks to still follow his teaching (doctrine and discipline) after his death.
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   Gautama Buddha

   All gave a dual prediction that the baby would either become a great king or a great holy man. ... In addition, the Buddha's physical appearance is described by Yasodhara to their son Rahula upon the Buddha's first post-Enlightenment return to his former princely palace in the non-canonical Pali devotional hymn, Narasīha Gāthā ("The Lion of Men").
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   Five Precepts

   The Buddha gave teachings on how the eight precepts are to be practiced, and on the right and wrong ways of practicing the eight precepts.
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   Jetavana

   Jetavana was the place where Buddha gave many teachings and discourses, more than in any other place.
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   Mettā

   The full instructions for the theory and practice of mettā bhāvanā is available in the Visuddhimagga ("The path to purity"), Chapter IX, of the Buddhist scriptures. ... According to the Pali commentaries, the Buddha originally gave this instruction (of Loving-Kindness meditation) to Monks who were being harassed by the Tree Spirits of a forest in which the Monks were trying to meditate.
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   Buddhism and evolution

   Some scholars and practitioners believe that the Buddha is speaking metaphorically about the nature of attachment, and is thus giving a teaching about how the mind forms attachments to material things and objects of awareness, thus causing suffering. ... One of the answers could be that he gave the teaching to people who had a very fixed idea of the existence of the universe or tried to explain the creation seen on a relative level.
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   Yasa

   The Buddha gave a dharma discourse, and Yasa achieved the first stage of arahanthood, sotapanna. ... When the millionaire saw the Buddha and asked him if he had seen Yasa, the Buddha asked him to sit down, and then delivered a dharma talk.
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   Suchandra

   In response to his request, the Buddha gave the first Kalachakra tantra initiation and teachings at Amaravati, a small town in Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India, supposedly emanating at the same time he was also delivering the Prajna Paramita sutras at Vulture Peak Mountain at Rajgir in North India.
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   Buddha (manga)

   Despite ridiculing Buddha's teachings and even attempting to kill him at one point, Buddha saves Dhepa's life in book five whereupon Dhepa becomes his disciple. ... The son of a slave who studied herbs and plants, Yatala's father gave him a potion that would make him grow to be powerful and invincible.
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    Sarnath

    Before Gautama (the Buddha-to-be) attained enlightenment, he gave up his austere penances and his friends, the Pañcavaggiya monks, left him and went to Isipatana. ... The sermon Buddha gave to the five monks was his first sermon, called the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta.

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• Pre-sectarian Buddhism,
• Gautama Buddha,
• Five Precepts,
• Jetavana,
• Mettā,
• Buddhism and evolution,
• Yasa,
• Suchandra,
• Buddha (manga),
• Sarnath