<div>The Buddha cautions against swift conclusions about a teacher’s spiritual accomplishments, comparing it to the care a tracker would use when tracking elephants. He presents the full training of a monastic.</div>

The Buddha cautions against swift conclusions about a teacher’s spiritual accomplishments, comparing it to the care a tracker would use when tracking elephants. He presents the full training of a monastic.

MN 27 The Shorter Simile of the Elephant's Footprint

<p>A selection of English translations of the suttas from the Pali canon which have been professionally read and recorded.</p>

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A selection of English translations of the suttas from the Pali canon which have been professionally read and recorded.

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