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Buddha’s teachings to a large extent could be helpful in understanding and resolving the problems of today’s society. Analyse critically.

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The sixth century BC was an age of ferment in the middle Gangetic plains — expanding trade, new class formations, and unease with Brahmanical ritualism produced a wave of heterodox movements, of which Buddhism proved the most enduring. What makes the Buddha's teaching worth revisiting today is not merely its historical importance but the fact…

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