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Sakkapañha Sutta

Sakkapañha-sutta pi 帝释所问经 zh 帝釈所問経 ja

The 21st of 34 suttas in the Digha Nikaya, in which the god Sakka (Śakra, Indra) asks the Buddha about the cause of suffering in living beings

Also called Sakkapañha-sutta, DN 21, Questions of Sakka

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