Buddhism

Signs of the Buddha in the Northern Thai Chronicles

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123rd INTG Meeting – A talk by Donald Swearer Donald Swearer’s research has focused on the chronicles of sacred mountains and other religious sites in Northern Thailand, such as ‘Phra Chao Liep Lok’ [the Lord Buddha wanders or tours the world], dating from the 15th century on. Buddha tamnan cover a wide variety of texts and take their … Read more

Vessantara Jataka: Thunderbolt into Lotus. The Study of a Buddhist Birth Story.

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62nd INTG Meeting – A talk by John Cadet This exhaustive study is based on the translation of a Thai version of the world’s longest extant religious epic, the Buddhist Jataka (Birth Story) of the above title. The 547 Jataka Tales – according to Rhys Davids comprising “the most reliable, the most complete, and the most ancient … Read more