[Buddha-l] question

[jkirk]

Hard to believe that there is nobody on this list who knows
anything about rhetoric! What the heck.........
JK
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> Dear Listmembers,
> I'm feeling lazy and wanting to save on petrol, so before I need to hop in
> the car and head to the library, my question for you is what is the name
of
> the rhetorical move that transforms normally conflicting entities into
> harmonious entities? (Assuming there is such a move.)
> To adhere to our list rule, let's say a move that transforms Mara,
normally
> a deadly demon instigating conflict, into an entity that ensures harmony.
>
> The idea I shouldn't apply to the various Tibetan demons that were
converted
> to protecting Buddhism at a certain point in time,  because they still
> retained their deadly nature, only the object of it changed.
>
> Thanks for any help out there......
> Joanna
>
>
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