Ethical Reading and the Ethics of Forgetting and Remembering > Focusing on the shock (saṃvega) that may occur when one is reminded of things one has forgotten, the paper argues for the ethical significance not so much of remembering the past as of remembering that one has forgotten it. > The colorful tales from the Divyāvadāna serve as brilliant and humorous reminders of the enormity of all we have forgotten.

📑 Ethical Reading and the Ethics of Forgetting and Remembering (A free, 18-page paper from 2017)

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A Buddhist Love Story: The Buddha and Yasodhara > if we consider the Buddha’s hagiography, romantic love proves to be a significant feature of the story.

📰 The Buddha and Yasodhara (A free, 20-page article from 2020)

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SN 11.14 Dalidda Sutta: Poor > Formerly, when this young deva was a human being, he undertook faith, virtue, learning, generosity, and wisdom...

☸️ Poor (A free, 2-page sutta translation from 2000)

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The “Jātakāvadānas” of the Avadānaśataka: An Exploration of Indian Buddhist Narrative Genres > Their presence in an avadāna collection forces us to reflect upon what it might mean to be both a jātaka and an avadāna.

📰 An Exploration of Indian Buddhist Narrative Genres (A free, 23-page article from 2015)

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Buddhist Tales From Sanskrit > Once upon a time, the Bodhisattva was born in a distinguished brahmin family...

📰 Buddhist Tales From Sanskrit (A free, 19-page article from 1991)

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