[Buddha-l] Seduction of a holy man

[Jim Peavler]

On Feb 27, 2006, at 3:52 PM, jkirk wrote:

> Last year some time, someone posted a speculation that the Buddha  
> had been seduced by some woman who allegedly infiltrated his kuti  
> and had her way with him.
> This motif--the seduction of a holy man--is widely found around the  
> world. Here is a version that has a happy ending.
> Interestingly (as least the way I read it), the fetus speaks and  
> saves the hermit. Isn't there a story, a jataka maybe, where the  
> Buddha speaks from his mother's womb? Anybody here know of it?
> Joanna K.
> ==============================================


You are making a wonderful and brave effort, Joanna, to save buddha-l  
from descending into full unconsciousness. However, you are  
apparently the only subscriber left and will spend the next kalpa or  
two talking to yourself. I understand completely. That's why I left  
the university I guess.



Jim Peavler
jmp at peavler.org