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CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix PART ONE Origins and Historical Development 1 Crows and Monks: Introduction 1 2 The Elephant and the Buddha 21 PART TWO Theravāda Philosophy and Practice 3 The Narrative Path of the Buddha 45 4 Ethical and Political Implications of Buddhist Narratives 68 5 The Tale of Beggars and Donors 88 6 The Feminine Narrative in Buddhism 110 7 Stories from Buddhist Villages 123 PART THREE Major Mahāyāna Movements and Schools 8 The Bodhisattva’s Path to Perfection 143 9 Secret Narratives: Philosophies of Emptiness 163 10 Devotional Voices of the Pure Land 184 11 Tales of Lamas: Tibetan Buddhism 201 12 The No-Narrative of Seated Meditation: Zen 225 13 New Narratives: Recent Paths of Reform and Revival 245 Chronology 257 Abbreviations 261 Notes 263 Index 285 CONTENTS viii ...