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Lesson 3.1.5 Paṭhamaparisuddhasuttaṃ – An Utterly Pure Path for Any Householder to Tread On!
The Paṭhamaparisuddhasutta expounds more on the enquiry by the Brahmin Subha in the previous lesson. Even if the Noble Eightfold Path is so well-explained, pure in every aspect, and available for anyone to learn today — does it provide beneficial results to one who embraces it in the modern world even while still inundated with regular, worldly responsibilities? The Introduction depicts that this very question was an ancient query as well, not only at the time of the Buddha but even at the time of King Milinda. The portrayed replies also prove that no effort on the path will go to waste and benefits will accrue even today as they did in the past.