Friends of Early Buddhist Teachings (FoEBT) is an educational charity promoting the teachings of the Buddha as understood and practised in accordance with early Buddhist texts.

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FoEBT focuses on the period of the time from the Buddha until the Second Council, currently understood to be approximately 383* BCE. Of particular interest are the Sutta piṭaka, the Vinaya piṭaka, and their parallels.

 

FoEBT supports the practice of laypersons and monastics but is not exclusively affiliated with any modern-day Buddhist lineage. FoEBT is an education organisation and not a religious one, and this is reflected in the educational charitable purposes of our Constitution. Our trustees are a small group of individuals in Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

 

Friends of Early Buddhist Teachings (FoEBT) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), charity number SC047650.

 

* Source is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Buddhist_council