Petavatthu
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Ghost stories.
Caution! Under Construction
Please be aware that this tag is still under construction and as such is missing information and may be changed or removed at any time. For all the content under consideration for this tag, see the “Petavatthu” folder on Google Drive.
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Readings (1)
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By examining abject preta bodies in accordance with their aesthetic description and function in relation to Buddhist understandings of karma and rebirth, we can observe two overlapping somatic discourses at work. The first speaks to the ultimately impermanent nature of the body, while the second depicts bodies as simultaneously ethical subjects and objects.
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An online edition of Mahamevnawa Monastery’s translation of the Petavatthu. The monastery has also produced a delightful audiobook of the Petavatthu in English, which you can listen to for free on their website (courtesy of SoundCloud).
