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numerobis on March 10, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: What Monks Know about Focus

> The basic Buddhist teachings and practices even for lay people cover this vast domain concisely

Not so concisely I would say. What source are you refering to here? Because the Pali Cannon is very long…

korginator on March 10, 2024 [–]

MN10 as in my earlier comment is the starting point. The German monk Nyanaponika Thera provides a detailed exposition.

https://www.bps.lk/library-search-select.php?id=bp509s

https://archive.org/details/10011341809-the-heart-of-buddhis...

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