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World Service,27 Jun 1996,28 mins

What the Buddha Taught

The Way of The Buddha

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At the age of 80 the Lord Buddha died, he had been teaching for over 40 years. Many had followed him and a community of celibate monks and nuns had formed in northern India. This is a programme from the BBC World Service Archive and was originally broadcast in 1996.

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