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  • 一部經,常被喻為佛教的創世記,佛陀為兩位婆羅門出身的皈依者講說世界、人類與社會的演化,駁斥婆羅門自詡為梵天嫡系的說法,宣示德行而非出身方為至上。

  • A discourse, often likened to a Buddhist book of Genesis, taught to two brahmin converts on the evolution of the world, of humanity, and of society, rejecting the brahmins’ claim to be Brahmā’s legitimate heirs and declaring righteousness, not birth, to be supreme.

DN 27

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