[Buddha-l] Men and women of good family

[Blumenthal, James]

This phrase is also sometimes translated as "child of the lineage".  It does not refer to social standing so much as somebody who is practicing in the lineage of the Buddha.  Perhaps it can be thought of in the broad sense of "family" of the followers of the Buddha.
Jim Blumenthal

James Blumenthal
Department of Philosophy
Oregon State University
102-A Hovland Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331


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What's the real meaning of "men or women of good family"?

I cannot find nothing about this.

This appears both in Pali and Mahayana literature, and I wonder
if it must be understood as a reference for the economic or moral or
social, etc.. 
I wonder how this use was able to travel among different countries
across times without special variations.

Why existed a general acceptance of this formula in all Asiatic
countries?.
It was understood as a kammic requisite for the way or it was only
a protocol use to talk about anyone engaged in the Buddha way?








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