The Buddha’s Teachings on Friendship in the Avadānaśataka

Authors

  • Naomi Appleton Edinburgh University

Abstract

This article, a tribute to Peggy Morgan, uses two stories about friendship from the Indian Buddhist narrative collection known as the AvadÄnaÅ›ataka (One Hundred Stories) to offer some reflections on Buddhist understandings of friendship as an ordinary experience that has the potential to dramatically affect one’s progress on the Buddhist path.

Keywords: Buddhism; friendship; kalyÄṇamitra; AvadÄnaÅ›ataka, Buddha

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Published

2021-08-03