Sometimes words aren't enough to get us out of difficult situations. We'll look at several examples from early Buddhism where the Buddha and his disciples had to find more forceful methods. What line is too far? It's something we'll also consider.

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Kate Crosby, Theravada Buddhism, p. 213. https://amzn.to/32qpuwG
Andrew Huxley, “The Vinaya: Legal System or Performance-Enhancing Drug?”

✅ Suttas:
https://suttacentral.net/mn21/en/sujato Simile of the Saw
https://suttacentral.net/an8.20/en/su... The Buddha waits
https://suttacentral.net/ud5.5/en/ana... The Buddha waits

✅ Vinaya passages:
https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb... Assaji and Punabbasu
https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-kd21/... Channa
https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-kd10/... Monks of Kosambī quarrel

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