A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.269
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.269
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v2.c19.s3.t2.269
Such stories, which were at all times immensely popular in India, could, of course, easily have a “Buddhistic” tendency tacked on to them, and be incorporated in Buddhist sermons. For it was only grist to the monks’ mill, if, by such narratives, they could prove what a snare and danger every woman is to man, and how very carefully one must protect oneself against these temptresses.