Timeline for Why are some bodily fluids missing from the "Thirty Two Parts of the Body" teaching?
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| Jun 18, 2015 at 14:12 | vote | accept | Robin111 | ||
| Jun 12, 2015 at 11:19 | comment | added | Samadhi | There are other obvious organs mentioned by ChrisW, like pancreas, bladder etc.which are encountered in butchered animals, which are not on the list. IMHO the Buddha in his "omniscience" considered only a sufficient adequate list without imposing too much unnecessary burden on his disciples. | |
| Jun 12, 2015 at 10:57 | comment | added | Robin111 | I agree; it's a useful teaching for getting rid of attachment to the idea of the body as beautiful. But still curious as to whether this was considered a complete list of components of the body, as know at the time, with the obvious omissions mentioned in the question. | |
| Jun 12, 2015 at 7:56 | history | answered | Samadhi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |