[Buddha-l] Seduction of a holy man

[jkirk]

There's a similar story from the Sufi tradition of a Sufi sage falling in 
love with a woman and following her to the ends of the earth,  pining until 
half-dead from hunger and distraction, when he finally he gets the 
realization.
Joanna K.
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> Stan,
>
> There is an excellent story by Mishima (the title escapes me at the 
> moment)
> that fits none of the types you spell out. A Buddhist ascetic catches a
> glimpse of a court lady going by in a pallaquin, and follows her a great
> distance to the palace, camping out outside her palace with little hope of
> actually seeing her, pining for her. I won't give away anything else, 
> since
> it is a great read. Anyone remember offhand the title of this short story?
> (I seem to remember it is something like "the old sage and the lady" but I
> don't think that's it)
>
> Dan Lusthaus
>
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