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Once, there were five brahmins (learned individuals from the priestly class) who approached the Buddha and requested: “Lord, please be the judge of the merit of our arguments.” One of the brahmins said: “In my Shastras and the sacred texts the form of God is described as such and such, and the method to attain that God is described as such and such.” And then the other brahmin heatedly argued: “No sir. This is all erroneous since, in my text, it is written the opposite. These texts which I have studied have prescribed a different path for God realization.” With increasing excitement and frustration the other brahmins too proudly presented their views, citing the respective Shastras and holy texts concerning the nature of God and His attainment. Lord Buddha listened calmly, and said: “Have you heard in any Shastra that God ever becomes angry, or does harm to anyone, or that God is impure?” They all replied in unison: “No, our scriptures tell us that God is pure, without any imperfections and, that He bestows prosperity and well-being.” Lord Buddha replied: "Friends, Why don't you first strive to practice a pure and moral life and by doing so you can attain the knowledge of
God?”
As described earlier, the Sutrapitika is one of the three divisions of the Tripitika, the Pali Scriptures of Buddhism. There are five sections of Sutrapitika, one of which is Khuddaka Nikaya.
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