The ''Lohicca Sutta'' is the 12th
Buddhist discourse of the
Digha Nikaya
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Sutta Pitaka
Sutta may refer to:
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Content
The Sutta is a dialogue between a brahmin named Lohicca and
Lord Buddha
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about the ethics of teaching.
Name of Lohicca
The name of Lohicca only twice appears in early Pali texts: the (Sálávatiká) Lohicca Sutta (DN 12) and the (Makkarakaṭa) Lohicca Sutta (S 35.132).
References
External links
Lohicca Sutta translation by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Long Discourses 12 - With Lohicca
Digha Nikaya
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