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Stone Buddha statue seated on a mound with serpent hood in a forest setting during twilight

Ascetic Aggidatta

I recently came across the story of the ascetic Aggidatta, which offers a fascinating glimpse into how spiritual authority, misplaced reverence, and human psychology intertwined during the Buddha’s time. Remarkably, many of these dynamics remain relevant today. According to the Buddhist scriptures, Aggidatta lived beside a great sand […]