Recorded on October 17, 2023, the 4th and final teisho of the annual Jataka Sesshin held at the Vermont Zen Center.

Roshi Rafe Martin explores the Kuddala Jataka (#70 in the Pali Jataka), the Spade Sage.

Jatakas are stories told by the Buddha 2500 years ago of his past lives.  They were one of his central ways of teaching.  Through these tales he resolved complex issues in his Sangha by revealing root causes and demonstrating the working of cause and effect.


Image: Buddhist mythology and legends depicted at a Vipassana Meditation Center, Ms Sarah Welch, CC0, via Wikimedia Commonsfrom Wikimedia

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