[Buddha-l] Seduction of a holy man

[jkirk]

> It's even a bit neater in Japanese. The "is that so?" is Sou desuka
> (pronounced so deska), which is a common interogative exclamation every
> Japanese person uses when responding noncommittally to something. 
> Something
> like the English "Oh?" -- neither affirms, nor denies, adds nothing, 
> except
> that the speaker has heard the previous speaker say something.
>
> Still don't remember the Jataka story you are seeking, unfortunately.
>
> Dan Lusthaus
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Ah yes, I've heard this expression in Japanese movies --
the story I'm thinking of probably does not seem to be among the
jataka series but may be a later addition to the "stories of" department.
Joanna K.