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Author: Elizabeth Wray
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ten most popular Jataka tales, stories of Buddha's previous incarnations, accompanied by photographs of Siamese temple paintings depicting them. Includes background essays on the Jatakas and Siamese temple painting.
Author: Asvaghosha
Publisher: Book Tree
Published: 2003-04
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781585092338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally written in the First Century, A.D. by Asvaghosha. This may be the oldest known story of the complete life of Buddha, having been written in the first century AD. The author was an educated ecclesiastic Buddhist who traveled throughout India collecting stories and traditions relating to the Buddhas life. He was a famous preacher and musician who then wove them into a Sanskrit poem which he performed musically during his travels. The people of India delighted in this magical tale whenever it was performed with the choir of musicians who traveled with him. It holds many facts that other biographies or stories of the Buddha dont have, which makes this work so important. The entire epic is preserved in this rare book, long out of print, which may have otherwise been lost to the western world.
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Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2016-12-15
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 6162151301
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChapter: The Birth Story of Temiya, or of the Dumb Cripple This is the first complete English translation in over a century of the ten great j taka tales covering the Bodhisatta's final adventures in the human realm before his ultimate life and enlightenment as the Buddha. Introductory comments to each story provide background and analysis. A general introduction explores themes and the stories' role in Buddhist art and practice. Color images show the stories' centrality in the Buddhist visual landscape of Southeast Asia.These definitive new translations reestablish the stories as ancient literary treasures of South Asia. Readers will be delighted by their magic and intrigue, philosophical insight, and deep roots in the religious and cultural world of the Buddha.
Author: Naomi Appleton
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781851242832
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This lavishly illustrated book investigates an outstanding eighteenth-century example of a samut khoi, a type of beautiful folding book found in Southeast Asia, which became particularly popular as a repository for the Buddha's teachings. Written in Pali and produced in the Kingdom of Siam, its finely executed pictures, painted on khoi paper, show key incidents from stories of the past lives of the Buddha as he prepares for Buddhahood. These tales, historically one of the principal means whereby Buddhist teachings were communicated, known as Jatakas, are a favourite theme for manuscript art. Uniquely for such manuscripts, however, this samut khoi also offers an extensive series of scenes from the last life of the Buddha, including his final awakening and teaching, which is distinctive to the region. These related narratives all contribute to a superb example of eighteenth-century manuscript and calligraphic art. As well as affording great artistic opportunities for expressing the beauty of the Buddha's words and achievements, samut khois are repositories for popular chants and short distillations of doctrine. This book describes the context to this unusually rich expression of Thai Buddhist creativity and, in retelling the stories depicted, reveals the continued appeal of its closely related art and narrative traditions." -- Publisher's description.
Author: Heather Sanche
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2020-04-14
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 0834842793
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“In the full bloom of spring, in a beautiful garden, in a place called Lumbini, a prince was born.” So begins the extraordinary story of the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the prince who would become the enlightened Buddha, the Awakened One. This classic tale follows Prince Siddhartha’s journey of truth-seeking and discovery, including his life-altering encounters with human suffering and his realization of the Four Noble Truths. Today, millions of people all over the world follow the Buddha’s teachings on meditation, selflessness, and compassion. Rendered here in exquisite original watercolor illustrations, this inspiring story is brought to life for young readers curious about one of history’s most monumental and influential figures.
Author: Elizabeth Wray
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 166
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ten most popular Jataka tales, stories of Buddha's previous incarnations, accompanied by photographs of Siamese temple paintings depicting them. Includes background essays on the Jatakas and Siamese temple painting.
Author: Bhikkhu Nyanamoli
Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9552400635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmong the numerous lives of the Buddha, this volume may well claim a place of its own. Composed entirely from texts of the Pali Canon, the oldest authentic record, it portrays an image of the Buddha which is vivid, warm, and moving. Chapters on the Buddha's personality and doctrine are especially illuminating, and the translation is marked by lucidity and dignity throughout.
Author: Nyanaponika (Thera)
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2003-06-15
Total Pages: 450
ISBN-13: 0861713818
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a compilation of twenty-four life stories of the closest and most eminent of the Buddha's personal disciples.
Author: Ma Dharm Jyoti
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 812882287X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne Hundred Tales For Ten Thousand Buddhas—this is an essential book. There exists no other quite like it. It is a collection of living moments with the living Buddha. It is not some events remembered and then adorned with reactions. These are tales vitally alive. These tales are a great gift for all of us—those who have sat with the living Master and those who haven’t. It is a book for all seekers. It is also a book for those who are not actively seeking, but surely have the same longing-the longing for a taste of that love which has no bondage.
Author: Sarah Shaw
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2006-06-08
Total Pages: 495
ISBN-13: 818475034X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen my concentrated mind was purified; I directed it to the knowledge of the recollection of past lives’ —The Buddha on the night of his enlightenment Associated with the living traditions of folk tale; drama and epic; the Jatakas recount the development of the Bodhisatta—the being destined to become the present Buddha in his final life—not just through the events of one lifetime but of hundreds. Written in Pali; the language of the Theravada Buddhist canon; the Jatakas comprise one of the largest and oldest collections of stories in the world dating from the fifth century BCE to the third century CE. Generations in South and South-East Asia have grown up with these tales. This volume contains twenty-six stories drawn from various ancient sources; and each story reflects one of the ten perfections—giving; restraint; renunciation; wisdom; strength; acceptance; truthfulness; resolve; loving kindness and equanimity. A detailed introduction elaborates on the ten perfections; explains the forms of enlightenment as well as the structure; and the historical and geographical contexts of the stories. Sarah Shaw brings to life the teachings of Buddhism for the scholar and lay reader alike.
