The Maiden's Dilemma: Choosing Duty Over Desire
…me, and her heart was filled with joy at the thought, ‘Here has come, so people say, one that is my father, my master, my teacher, one whose countenance is like the full moon, the mighty Gotama Buddha.’ And…
…y at the thought of seeing the mighty Gotama Buddha and hearing him preach the Dhamma. However, her father's request to complete a garment for a customer leaves her in a dilemma. Torn between her desire to …