True Refuge – Three Suttas – The Ratana Sutta - Class 1of 3

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My Tuesday Dhamma talks, and our Sangha discussion will be on the first of three talks on the meaning of “Taking Refuge.”

The teaching known as the “Jewel Discourse” or the “Ratana Sutta” was given in the city of Vesali at a time of widespread famine and spreading disease. There were many dead bodies as the conditions overwhelmed the ability to properly dispose of bodies. The local citizens sought out the Buddha’s help, who was nearby in Rajagaha…
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