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Barlaam and Ioasaph

By John Damascene, Harold Mattingly (Translator), David M. Lang (Introduction), G. R. Woodward (Translator)
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By John Damascene, Harold Mattingly (Translator), David M. Lang (Introduction), G. R. Woodward (Translator)
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A princely tale inspired by Christianity and Buddhism.

One of the best known examples of the hagiographic novel, this is the tale of an Indian prince who becomes aware of the world’s miseries and is converted to Christianity by the monk Barlaam. Barlaam and Josaphat (Ioasaph) were believed to have re—converted India after her lapse from conversion to Christianity, and they were numbered among the Christian saints. Centuries ago likenesses were noticed between the life of Josaphat and the lif...

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