The Maiden's Dilemma: Choosing Duty Over Desire
…hose countenance is like the full moon, the mighty Gotama Buddha.’ And she reflected, ‘Now, for the first time in three years, I am to see the Teacher, the hue of whose body is as the hue of gold; now I am…
In Alavi, when the Teacher arrives, a maiden is filled with joy at the thought of seeing the mighty Gotama Buddha and hearing him preach the Dhamma. However, her father's request to complete a garment