[Buddha-l] Seduction of a holy man

[jkirk]

Hey Stan
Thanks for appearing outside the cave-----any ideas about my post?
Joanna
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stanley J. Ziobro II" <ziobro at wfu.edu>
To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Seduction of a holy man


> On Mon, 27 Feb 2006, Jim Peavler wrote:
> 
>>
>> 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.
> 
> I was beginning to wonder what had happened to Buddha-L.  Perhaps Joanna
> is not the sole occupant of this cyberspace cave.  You seem to be here,
> Jim, and I suppose I am, as well.
> 
> Stan
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