Traditional Dharma
Summer 1989 Vol. 6 #1
Summer 1989 Vol. 6 #1
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* This question and the two analogous questions which follow later in the story are drawn from Nyantiloka, Buddhist Dictionary, Freewin and Co.; Colombo, Ceylon, 1972, p. 43.
** Much of the description of the legend is condensed from Edward Conze, “The Legend of the Buddha Shakyamuni,” Buddhist Scriptures, Penguin Books, 1959.