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Two Jatakas: a thought experiment in heroes and bodhisattvas

from Myth Matters Season 2 by Dr. Catherine Svehla

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The popular image of the hero is ripe for reflection. In this episode, I share two Buddhist teaching stories (jatakas) that offer an interesting perspective.

The Tigress Jataka and The Prince Five Weapons Jataka illustrate different courses of action taken on the path of the bodhisattva. Are the "heroes" in these tales, heroes? What do you think?

So you should view this fleeting world—
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream,
A flash of lightening in a summer cloud,
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream.
- from the Diamond Sutra, translated by Red Pine

A transcript of this episode is available at www.mythicmojo.com.Thanks for listening!

Tiger photo credit: Tiger and water By Drvidyashankar74 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77434048

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from Myth Matters Season 2, released January 16, 2020

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Dr. Catherine Svehla Fort Collins, Colorado

Storyteller, scholar, artist, & desert activist with a PhD in mythology & depth psychology.

Myths & stories contain the wisdom of the human race. I want to know how we can keep the mystery in life alive? How can myths connect us to a larger sphere of being & meaning?

Many of these tracks are Myth in the Mojave programs that first aired online on Radio Free Joshua Tree.

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