[Buddha-l] Non-Arising

[Bankei]

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> While we are on the subject, has anyone noticed that in the Pali suttas we
> repeatedly hear about people awakening while *in conversation* with the
> Buddha (or one of his proxies), but hardly ever while alone in meditation
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> Dan
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Hi Dan

Yes this is very interesting.

Peter Masefield has written a whole book on this entitled 'Divine Relevation
in Pali Buddhism.' His thesis is that "salvation in early Buddhism depended
upon the saving intervention of the Buddha's grace..."

Bankei