{"product_id":"yasodhara-and-the-buddha-9781350163164","title":"Yasodhara and the Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy combining the spirit of fiction with the fabulism of Indian mythology and in-depth academic research, Vanessa R. Sasson shares the evocative story of the Buddha from the perspective of a forgotten woman: Yasodhara, the Buddha's wife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough often marginalized, Yasodhara's narrative here comes to life. Written with a strong feminist voice, we encounter Yasodhara as a fiercely independent, passionate and resilient individual. We witness her joys and sorrows, her expectations and frustrations, her fairy-tale wedding, and her overwhelming devastation at the departure of her beloved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is through her eyes that we witness Siddhattha's slow transformation, from a sheltered prince to a deeply sensitive young man. On the way, we see how the gods watch over the future Buddha from the clouds, how the king and his ministers try to keep the suffering of the world from him and how he eventually renounces the throne, his wife and newly-born son to seek enlightenment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong with a foreword from Wendy Doniger, the book includes a scholarly introduction to Yasodhara's narrative and offers extensive notes along with study questions, to help readers navigate the traditional literature in a new way, making this an essential book for anyone wanting to learn about Buddhist narratives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanessa R. Sasson \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Religious Studies in the Liberal and Creative Arts Department of Marianopolis College, Canada. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Moses and the Buddha: A Paradigm for the Comparative Study of Religions\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), co-editor of \u003ci\u003eImagining the Fetus: The Unborn in Myth, Religion, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and editor of\u003ci\u003e Little Buddhas: Children and Childhoods in Buddhist Texts and Traditions\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510807040274,"sku":"9781350163164","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_18646e8f-ca34-44f0-94cb-c484cd40c16d.jpg?v=1730935194","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/yasodhara-and-the-buddha-9781350163164","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}