Do you know of any ancient-or-modern formally-Buddhist sources which recommend personal physical exercise -- for physical and/or mental well-being?
Because I'm not sure I do, except only maybe very tenuously:
- to help stay awake
- walking as a side-effect of the alms round
- East Asian abbots, might be inclined to include work in the daily routine.
It seems to me that exercise is recommended and beneficial -- from personal experience, and according to modern medical propaganda.
So maybe it's surprising if it is nowhere in Buddhist doctrine -- including for lay-people?
Asked by ChrisW
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Oct 12, 2024, 03:45 PM
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