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Baka Brahma's error and Sahampati's plea

In the Pali canon Brahma is a class of deities, not a creator: Baka Brahma is shown his delusion, and Brahma Sahampati begs the Buddha to teach.

Baka Brahma, Brahma Sahampati, Gautama Buddha, Brahma

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