Buddhist Birth Stories : Or, Jātaka Tales
Author: Viggo Fausbøll
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Published: 1880
Total Pages: 474
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Author: Viggo Fausbøll
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Published: 1880
Total Pages: 474
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Buddhaghosa
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9788120613454
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Commercial Introduction Entitled Nidana-Katha-The Story Of The Lineage-Translated From Prof. V. Fausboll`S Edition Of The Pali Text By T.W. Rhys Davids.
Author: Edward Byles Cowell
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Published: 1895
Total Pages: 362
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: 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.
Author: Henry Thomas Francis
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 528
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: 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: Viggo Fausbøll
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Published: 1880
Total Pages: 514
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: V. Fausboll
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Published: 2020-05-12
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9783337940027
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Naomi Appleton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-05-06
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 1317111249
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJataka stories (stories about the previous births of the Buddha) are very popular in Theravada Buddhist countries, where they are found in both canonical texts and later compositions and collections, and are commonly used in sermons, children's books, plays, poetry, temple illustrations, rituals and festivals. Whilst at first glance many of the stories look like common fables or folktales, Buddhist tradition tells us that the stories illustrate the gradual path to perfection exemplified by the Buddha in his previous births, when he was a bodhisatta (buddha-to-be). Jataka stories have had a long and colourful history, closely intertwined with the development of doctrines about the Buddha, the path to buddhahood, and how Buddhists should behave now the Buddha is no more. This book explores the shifting role of the stories in Buddhist doctrine, practice, and creative expression, finally placing this integral Buddhist genre back in the centre of scholarly understandings of the religion.
Author: Jatakas. Nidana-katha
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 3
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