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Where does the story of Assaji being eaten alive come from?
In Osamu Tezuka's manga Buddha, Assaji was eaten alive by wolves or wild dogs. I always thought the manga artist came up with a lot of his own original stories. Because this story and others are not ...
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Origin of the "Scorpion Story". (Your nature to sting, My nature is to save)
Purpose:
Find out the origin (reference) of this story.
Situation:
I got to know this Scorpion story from these websites.
Dare to the Motivation
The Nature of Things
The summary of this story is ...
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Scriptural source for the lost son story
I vaguely recall reading this story before, possible from the Suttas. Can anyone tell me the scriptural source? (Not looking for modern re-telling such as those by Ven Thich Nhat Hanh.)
THE LOST SON
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A person asks the Buddha to sit on his lotus. The Buddha agrees, with one requirement: keep silence. What is the name of this story?
Once upon a time there was a beggar who wanted to sit in the Buddha's seat in a temple. The Buddha agreed, with one requirement: keep silence.
At first, a rich man went to the temple to ask for virtue....
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