[Buddha-l] The root of ignorance?

[Bernie Simon]

On Nov 22, 2006, at 4:47 AM, Shen Shi'an <shian at kmspks.org> wrote:

> Perhaps the most difficult Buddhist question of all to ask...
> What is the root of ignorance? (How did it arise?)

Whenever this question comes up, I tell people they should read the  
short story "Nine Hundred Grandmothers."

http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/lafferty/ 
lafferty1.html

Not because it answers the question, but it's a nice story on the  
question "How did it all begin?"

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Bernie Simon / Jinpa Zangpo
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