Do you know who the first man in space was – By Ven.Ajahn Brahmavamso.

I started by explaining a few things about Buddhism that many people do not know. Buddhism is so extensive that there are still many things that people in the West don’t know about this great religion, especially from the old Scriptures, the suttas. For instance, do you know who the first man in space was? No, it certainly wasn’t Yuri Gagarin. It was Venerable Rohitassa! (AN IV, 45)

One of the beautiful things about Buddhism that encouraged me to become a Buddhist when I was young, and which keeps me as a Buddhist now, is that questioning is always encouraged.

You do not need to believe.

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