The difference between the priests and the other castes, he [Buddha] abolished. Even the lowest were entitled to the highest attainments; he opened the door of Nirvana to one and all.
His teaching was bold even for India. No amount of preaching can ever shock the Indian soul, but it was hard for India to swallow Buddha's doctrine. How much harder it must be for you!
- Swami Vivekananda,
‘Buddha’s Message to the World’,
Talk at San Francisco
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