Three Buddhist Tales

King Bimbisara's Chronicler
A 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 Parinibbana
A 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 Maitreya
A novella about the Bodhisattva Maitreya visiting Asanga during his twelve years alone in the forest and the subsequent creation of a new Buddhist philosophy with the help of Asanga's brother, Vasubandhu.

If Only I Had Listened with Different Ears: Three Buddhist Tales, Jason Siff, Sumeru Press, 185 pages, $24.95

Jason Siff was a Theravada monk in Sri Lanka from 1987 to 1990. His novel, King Bimbisara's Chronicler (included in this collection), was originally published by Sarvodaya Vishava Lekha in 2001. His Buddhist nonfiction includes Unlearning Meditation (2010) and Thoughts Are Not the Enemy (2014), both published by Shambhala Publications.

CONTENTS: If Only I Had Listened with Different Ears
Introduction	5
King Bimbisara's Chronicler	11
After the Parinibbana	103
Myth of Maitreya	121