Siddhartha Archives - Lady and The Track
Ransom Notes: Modern-Day Kanthaka A Kentucky Derby Contender
February 18, 2018 | Margaret RansomBy Margaret Ransom Tibetan and Buddhist history remembers the sixth-century horse Kanthaka as “a favorite horse of length eighteen cubits (27 feet) who was a royal servant of Prince Siddhartha.” Legend has it that because their bond was so strong after the death of Siddhartha, who eventually became the sage Buddha, Kanthaka died of a broken […]
