These three tales belong to the same genre as Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. The first two tales revolve around the Buddha, while the third tale takes place a thousand years later, when the Bodhisattva Maitreya appears, but only to Asanga's eyes.
If Only I Had Listened with Different Ears
Three Buddhist Tales:
King Bimbisara's Chronicler
A novel about a young man sent by King Bimbisara to memorize the teachings of the Buddha, told thirty years later during the turbulent reign of King Ajatasattu.
After the Parinibbana
A short story about an old monk who is the last living person to have heard the Buddha teach and was present at the Buddha's parinibbana.
Myth of Maitreya
A novella about the Bodhisattva Maitreya visiting Asanga during his twelve years alone in the forest and the subsequent creation of a new Buddhist philosophy with the help of Asanga's brother, Vasubandhu.
- ISBN:
- 9781896559711
- 9781896559711
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Category:
- Buddhism
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
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22-09-2021
- Publisher:
- Sumeru Press Inc.
- Pages:
- 188
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x156x11mm
- Weight:
- 0.29kg
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