A perfect friend took a murder charge for a friend. Another man, engrossed in eating honey, fell to death in a pit after ignoring his friend’s help. … Read the post even perfect friend cannot help honey-eating man hanging in pit
An 8th-century Arabic life of Buddah, Kitab Bilawhar wa Budasf, considered men’s enlightened self-realization in a way nearly inconceivable today. … Read the post men’s enlightened self-realization in the early Arabic life of Buddha
Kitab Bilawhar wa-Budasf, an Arabic work from the early Abbasid caliphate, indicates personal interaction is more effective than formal public debate. … Read the post doubts about public debate early in Abbasid caliphate
An Arabic life of Buddha includes an explicated parable of the sower like that in the Christian Gospels, but oriented towards broader wisdom competition. … Read the post parable of the sower in early Arabic life of Buddha
Physicians, sickness, medical treatments, and healing covered a wide conceptual range in 7th-to-10th-century texts of Josaphat Buddha’s life. … Read the post physicians and medical treatments in Josaphat Buddha's life