The questions of king milinda

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The questions of king milinda

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So is it considered part of the canon or not? I have seen conflicting answers. Is there a general consensus?

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bodom_bad_boy wrote:So is it considered part of the canon or not? I have seen conflicting answers. Is there a general consensus?

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Only in Burma is it included as part of the Canon.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

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tiltbillings wrote:
bodom_bad_boy wrote:So is it considered part of the canon or not? I have seen conflicting answers. Is there a general consensus?

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Only in Burma is it included as part of the Canon.
Thank you.

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A great book, answering good questions with some good answers. Bhikkhu Pesala has an online PDF of it here:

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