Jataka Tales Re-told
Author: Ellen C. Babbitt
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollects eighteen fables from the Jatakas of India.
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Author: Ellen C. Babbitt
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollects eighteen fables from the Jatakas of India.
Author: Anita Khanna
Publisher:
Published: 2000-04-01
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9788176461054
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anita Khanna
Publisher: Children's Book Trust
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9788170119135
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Buddha Means The Enlightened. The Sakya Prince Did Not Reject Life Entirely But Returned To It, Declaring The Middle Path Or Moderation. This Collection Of 24 Stories Of The Buddha From His Birth To His Attaining Nirvana, Is Highly Recommended For Children Of All Ages.
Author: Michael Ashkenazi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2003-11-05
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 1576074684
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introductory guide to the mythology of Japan—one of the most pervasive yet least understood facets of Japanese culture. Handbook of Japanese Mythology makes it easy to travel this vast yet little-known mythological landscape. The book reveals the origins of Japan's myths in the very different realms of Buddhism, Shinto, and folklore, and explores related mythologies of the Ainu and Okinawan cultures and recent myths arising from Japan's encounters with modernization. It then offers vivid retellings of the central Shinto and Buddhist myths, plus descriptions of major historical figures, icons, rituals, and events. For students or long-time enthusiasts, it is the ideal guide for investigating Japanese reverence for the sun, the imperial family, and the virtues of purity and loyalty. Readers will also learn why sumo wrestlers stomp before each match, how a fussy baby creates thunder, why Japan has a god for soccer, and much more.
Author: Marian Ury
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780520038646
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ken and Visakha Kawasaki
Publisher: Pariyatti Publishing
Published: 2018-02-15
Total Pages: 489
ISBN-13: 168172104X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhereas Western intellectuals seek the essence of Buddhism in its doctrines and meditation practices, the traditional Buddhists of Asia absorb the ideas and values of their spiritual heritage through its rich narrative literature about the Buddha and his disciples. The most popular collection of Buddhist stories is, without doubt, the Jatakas. These are the stories of the Buddha's past births, relating his experiences as he passed from life to life on the way to becoming a Buddha. At times he takes the form of a bird, at times he is born as a hare, a monkey, a prince, a merchant, or an ascetic, but in each case he uses the challenges he meets to grow in generosity, virtue, patience, wisdom, and compassion.This anthology of Jatakas, ably told by Ken and Visakha Kawasaki, remains faithful to the original yet presents the stories in clear and simple language. It thereby makes the Jatakas accessible even to young readers and to those for whom English is not their first language.
Author: Mark W. McGinnis
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2015-12-01
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 0834803208
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Buddhist Jataka tales are simple lessons in living with honesty, wisdom, and compassion that contain the power to transform the hearts and minds of those who hear them. They are stories of the Buddha’s past lives—in such forms as a boar, a parrot, a monkey, or a peacock—that have enchanted children and adults for millennia. Their animal characters powerfully and sometimes humorously demonstrate the virtues and foibles to which we humans are prone, and they point the way to more enlightened ways of living. Mark McGinnis retells the Jatakas in poetic and accessible language, rendering the Buddhist teachings they contain abundantly clear. Each tale is brought to life by Mark’s full-color illustration, making the book a visually stunning entrée to this edifying and highly entertaining literary tradition.
Author: Henry Thomas Francis
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 528
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bron Taylor
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2008-06-10
Total Pages: 1927
ISBN-13: 1441122788
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, originally published in 2005, is a landmark work in the burgeoning field of religion and nature. It covers a vast and interdisciplinary range of material, from thinkers to religious traditions and beyond, with clarity and style. Widely praised by reviewers and the recipient of two reference work awards since its publication (see www.religionandnature.com/ern), this new, more affordable version is a must-have book for anyone interested in the manifold and fascinating links between religion and nature, in all their many senses.
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.