Le Sage à la Bêche: Un Conte de Jataka

Title

en_US Le Sage à la Bêche: Un Conte de Jataka

en_US Les Contes de Jataka

en_US Dh2F

Description

en_US Language note: French

en_US Original language: eng

en_US Traduit de l'anglais par Gisèle Cervisi

Creator

en_US No Author See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Nestorowich, Sherri

Date

2016-01-25T19:37:53Z

en_US 2004-12

en_US 2002

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:37:53Z

Date Issued

en_US 2002

Abstract

en_US This is the French version of The Spade Sage published by Dharma in 1976. In this story the Buddha has been born as a gardener called the Spade Sage. He has only his one spade, and he sells vegetables for a living. Unhappy, he goes into the forest to become a hermit. Once there, he thinks only about his dear old garden. He returns, but is still not happy. The rhythm goes on as he leaves his garden and returns to it seven times. Finally, to make a clean break, he throws his spade into the river. This is the freeing gesture, and he can rejoice, because he has overcome his desire. I have conquered, he shouts. A great king who has just conquered in battle comes riding by on an elephant and hears this statement. Asked by the foreign king, the gardener explains that he exults to have conquered his desire. He rises into the air and calls people to follow him and learn, especially how to conquer their desires. The Buddha then explains that he was the sage. The illustrations are heavy on reds and greens.

Identifier

en_US 0898003385 (paper)

en_US 5351 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/80895

Language

en_US fre

Publisher

en_US Dharma Publishing

en_US Berkeley, CA

Subject

en_US BQ1462.F8 S63 2002 See all items with this value

en_US Jatakas See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole