Of Beggars and Buddhas: The Politics of Humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand by Katherine A. Bowie

Of Beggars and Buddhas: The Politics of Humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand

New Perspectives in Se Asian Studies

Katherine A. Bowie

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The 547 Buddhist jatakas, or verse parables, recount the Buddha's lives in previous incarnations. In his penultimate and most famous incarnation, he appears as the Prince Vessantara, perfecting the virtue of generosity by giving away all his posse...

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