Buddhist mythology
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Buddhist mythology
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The Buddhist traditions have created and maintained a vast body of mythological literature. The central myth of Buddhism revolves around the purported events of the life of the Buddha. This is told in relatively realistic terms in the earliest texts, and was soon elaborated into a complex literary mythology. The chief motif of this story, and the most distinctive feature of Buddhist myth, is the Buddha's renunciation: leaving his home and family for a spiritual quest. Alongside this central myth
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_mythology
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2017-07-05T21:34:42Z
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2024-09-12T01:16:30Z
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