Buddha and Maechi Wabi

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This paper examines how, just like Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), the Buddhist nun, Maechi Wabi, also began her journey into Buddhism from a background that otherwise would not shun and not expect her to change her way of life so drastically. It compares and contrasts the story of Buddha with that documented of Maechi Wabi in "Journey of One Buddhist Nun" by S. Brown and shows how the stories are similar, as probably are many stories of people who decide to go against what is normally accepted and listen to their calling, by embarking on journeys that capture the human spirit and enlighten us all on what it truly means to be human and to have happiness.

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"Like her Lord Buddha, Wabi also had main events in her life. Along her journey towards the Institute of Thai Maechr, Maechi Wabi had to go against the grain by leaving her small rural village and facing emotional and physical obstacles. She was frowned upon by many, and at times, it seemed like an impossible task to become a nun. Her choice to become a religious woman would prove itself to be not as "honorable" in the eyes of society than if she had been a religious man. Maechi Wabi makes decisions based on choice rather than necessity as she enters the Samnak."

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