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by revskill 1035 days ago
Why Buddhist ? Why not Christians ?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant

"The earliest versions of the parable of blind men and elephant is found in Buddhist, Hindu and Jain texts, as they discuss the limits of perception and the importance of complete context. The parable has several Indian variations [...]"