Yasodhara and the Buddha

By combining the spirit of fiction with the fabulism of Indian mythology and in-depth academic research, Vanessa R. Sasson shares the evocative story of the Buddha from the perspective of a forgotten woman: Yasodhara, the Buddha''s wife.

Although often marginalized, Yasodhara''s narrative here comes to life. Written with a strong feminist voice, we encounter Yasodhara as a fiercely independent, pa...