[Buddha-l] Seduction of a holy man

[Jim Peavler]

On Feb 27, 2006, at 4:53 PM, jkirk wrote:

> "...apparently the only subscriber left ? You mean everybody else  
> unsusbscribed from the list??
> or just that nobody is posting anything?

Actually, that was a joke. Stanley is here too.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Peavler" <jmp at peavler.org>
> To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 4:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Seduction of a holy man
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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