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Dear Florin, I can’t help with anything modern, but certainly avadāna literature has many stories in which people perform a fervent aspiration (Skt. praṇidhāna) by which they are able to successfully control one of their future lives. A good reference on this is John Strong, "The Transforming Gift: An Analysis of Devotional Acts of Offering in Buddhist Avadāna Literature," History of Religions, 18, 1979, pp. 221-237. I hope that is of some help. Regards, Chris Clark University of Sydney ---------------------------------------------- H-Buddhism (Buddhist Scholars Information Network) Web Site: http://www.h-net.org/~buddhism Posting Guidelines: http://www.h-net.org/~buddhism/posting_guidelines.html Account Handling: http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=h-buddhism
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