If Only I Had Listened with Different Ears

If Only I Had Listened with Different EarsThree Buddhist TalesKing Bimbisara's ChroniclerA novel about a young man sent by King Bimbisara to memorize the teachings of the Buddha, told thirty years later during the turbulent reign of King Ajatasattu.After the ParinibbanaA short story about an old monk who is the last living person to have heard the Buddha teach and was present at the Buddha's parinibbana.Myth of MaitreyaA novella about the Bodhisattva Maitreya visiting Asanga during his twelve years alone in the for est and the subsequent creation of a new Buddhist philosophy with the help of Asanga's brother, Vasubandhu.