Lustful maidens and ascetic kings: Buddhist and Hindu stories of life
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1. Verfasser: Amore, Roy C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press 1981
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Includes stories about family and social roles and lay and monastic values
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-198)
Man. The Brahman in the graveyard -- Good King Nala's downfall -- The wisdom of a child
Woman. The carpenter's wife -- Savatri and the god of death -- The radiant Sambula -- The queen who cried rape -- The prostitute who lost her charm
Children. A goddess is born -- A journey into hell -- How a king learned to care for parents -- The only-child who left home
King. The serpent with one hundred heads -- The wise old crow -- A king and a dove -- As the king, so the kingdom -- A deer king offers his life -- The day the sun did not rise
Teacher/priest. The Brahman and the demons -- The curse of a Brahman -- Buddha sets the wheel in motion -- A teacher's tricky test -- How the clever father saved his sons
Ascetic. The monkey-faced suitor -- The destruction of love -- Buddha finds a middle path -- The man who wouldn't be king
Courage. The warrior's death -- The goddess who drank blood -- The goat who laughed and cried -- King Goodness refuses to fight
Purity. A test of fire -- The suitable husband -- How a youth lost his virtue -- The Brahman and the sacred river
Generosity. The gift of crows -- A mistaken gift -- The king who gave away his kingdom -- The Buddhist Job -- A mansion in heaven
Self-sacrifice. Death's substitute -- A handful of rice -- The hare in the moon -- The eye transplant
Truthfulness. An act of truth -- The power of a lie -- The eye restored -- The woman who cursed herself -- Pride goeth before a fall
Self-control. The foolish jackal -- The standing ascetic -- The mute prince -- The servant who tested her mistress
Asceticism. A boon of immortality -- Arjuna's penance -- Asceticism now, nymphs later! -- The ascetic who visited home
Detachment. The boy who laughed at death -- The well of life -- The man who didn't notice women -- The destruction of the world
Compassion. The dove and the mouse -- The ascetic and the deer -- Tend the sick -- The dying Buddha's compassion
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 198 p.)
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