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    The Banyan Deer: A Parable of Courage and Compassion
    The Banyan Deer: A Parable of Courage and Compassion
    The Banyan Deer: A Parable of Courage and Compassion
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    The Banyan Deer: A Parable of Courage and Compassion

    By Rafe Martin and Richard Wehrman

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    This inspiring tale reminds us that no one can be truly at peace unless all beings have a chance for peace, freedom, and happiness. The Banyan Deer is a wonderful, heart-warming gift for anyone who loves a great story. This beautiful hardcover edition will delight both adults and children alike.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWisdom Publications
    Release dateApr 10, 2010
    ISBN9780861719396
    The Banyan Deer: A Parable of Courage and Compassion
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    Rafe Martin

    Rafe Jnan Martin, founding teacher of Endless Path Zendo, Rochester, New York, is a lay Zen teacher in the Harada-Yasutani koan line. A personal disciple of Roshi Philip Kapleau (Three Pillars of Zen) and the editor of Roshi Kapleau's final books, he also trained with Robert Aitken Roshi (Diamond Sangha) and, later, with Danan Henry Roshi, founder of the Zen Center of Denver, both a Kapleau lineage teacher and a Diamond Sangha Dharma Master. In 2009 Rafe received full lay ordination, in 2011 authorization to teach, and in 2016 Dharma Transmission as an independent Zen teacher.Rafe is also an award-winning author of more than twenty books and an internationally known storyteller whose work has been cited in Time, Newsweek, the New York Times, and USA Today. He is a recipient of the prestigious Empire State Award for the body of his work. His most recent books are Before Buddha Was Buddha: Learning from the Jataka Tales, (Wisdom Publications, 2017), The Buddha's Birth (Merlinwood Books, 2022) A Zen Life of Buddha (Sumeru 2022), and The Brave Little Parrot (Wisdom, 2023). He has spoken at Zen and Dharma Centers around the US and Canada, and his writings have appeared in Buddhadharma, Tricycle, Lion's Roar, The Sun, Parabola, Zen Bow, Inquiring Mind, as well as other noted publications.

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      The Banyan Deer - Rafe Martin

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      MOTHER, said the young deer. Is that King Banyan?

      Yes, child. That is the king. His likeness was carved atop this stone pillar by order of a human king. And the story of this pillar is the story of how you were born.

      Me? My birth? Oh, please tell me the story!

      "That is why I brought you here.You are old enough now. We stand in the very spot it all took place.

      "It was like this:

      Back when I still carried you within my body, before you were born, that same human king I mentioned loved to hunt.

      What did he hunt? asked the young deer.

      He hunted animals, living creatures like us, answered his mother.

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      Like us? But why?

      "He liked the

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