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Some Feminist Concerns in Japanese Temple Buddhism

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Why Did the Privileged Buddha Become an Impoverished Ascetic?

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The First Buddhist Council and the ‘Three Baskets’

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What is Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism?

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What are the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?

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Who was the Buddha? (Siddhartha Gautama)

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