Yasodhara: a Modern Retelling of “Prince Siddharatha’s wife” | Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima and Professor Vanessa R. Sasson

 

Dear Dhamma Friends,

Stay tuned for Wednesday morning as we continue with our Dhammapariyesanā series #39.

Please join host Bhante Dr. Chandima as he interviews Professor Vanessa R. Sasson on her new book, "Yasodhara and the Buddha" (Bloomsbury 2021). 

Vanessa R. Sasson is a professor of Religious Studies at Marianopolis College, Montréal, Canada. She is a Research Fellow at the University of the Free State in South Africa and a Research Member of CERIAS at UQAM. Sasson is the author and editor of several academic books, most notably a collection entitled Little Buddhas: Children and Childhood in Buddhist Texts and Traditions (Oxford University Press, 2013). Her most recent academic book, scheduled to appear in the Fall of 2021, is an edited volume entitled Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary (University of Hawaii Press). You can learn more about her at vanessarsasson.com.

See you at 8.00am (EST). (8.00pm Singapore/Malaysia)

May you be well and happy!
Patisota Team