Thig 12.1:
Punnika and the Brahman

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Punnika points out how silly it is to believe in ritual bathing and successfully converts a Brahman who ends the verse by making it all about him.

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About: Buddha's India Karma Buddhist Philosophy Imagery in the EBTs

Translated by Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro. Published in 1995.

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