One of the most important texts in the literature of Buddhism, the Jātaka contains stories that celebrate the previous lives of the Buddha. The future Buddha may appear in these "jātakas" as a king, an outcast, a god, an elephant — but in whatever form he takes, he exhibits some virtue which the tale then proceeds to inculcate in the reader. This superb selection of 47 stories of the Buddha — among them "The Bar of Gold Jātaka," "The King's Lesson Jātaka," "The Gem-Thief Jātaka," and "The Great Ape Jātaka" — are filled with humor, pathos, and narrative appeal that have endeared them to generations of Buddhists and to audiences around the world. Many are directly related to ancient Indian folklore and top the traditional stories and myths of other cultures, among them the beast fables of Aesop. Many have been the subject of countless works of Buddhist art. Although the settings of the stories are often imaginary, they offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts of Buddhism and Buddhist culture and society. This collection has been edited and translated by one of the most distinguished Western scholars of Buddhism, Caroline A. F. Rhys Davids, who has contributed a lively introductory essay to these landmarks of folk literature.

Stories of the Buddha: Being Selections from the Jataka (Dover Books on Eastern Philosophy and Religion)

Politics & Social Sciences

Davids, Caroline A. F. Rhys

Philosophy

Dover Publications

A Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics

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Literature & Fiction

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

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Buddhist Psychology (Classic Reprint): An Inquiry Into the Analysis and Theory of Mind in Pali Literature

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Forgotten Books

A Buddhist Manual Of Psychological Ethics

Literary Licensing, LLC

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1900 Edition.

One of the most important texts in the literature of Buddhism, the Jātaka contains stories that celebrate the previous lives of the Buddha. The future Buddha may appear in these "jātakas" as a king, an outcast, a god, an elephant — but in whatever form he takes, he exhibits some virtue which the tale then proceeds to inculcate in the reader.This superb selection of 47 stories of the Buddha — among them "The Bar of Gold Jātaka," "The King's Lesson Jātaka," "The Gem-Thief Jātaka," and "The Great Ape Jātaka" — are filled with humor, pathos, and narrative appeal that have endeared them to generations of Buddhists and to audiences around the world. Many are directly related to ancient Indian folklore and top the traditional stories and myths of other cultures, among them the beast fables of Aesop. Many have been the subject of countless works of Buddhist art.Although the settings of the stories are often imaginary, they offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts of Buddhism and Buddhist culture and society. This collection has been edited and translated by one of the most distinguished Western scholars of Buddhism, Caroline A. F. Rhys Davids, who has contributed a lively introductory essay to these landmarks of folk literature.

Stories of the Buddha : Being Selections From the Jataka

Rhys Davids, C.A.F.

History

Asian Educational Services

TRANSLATION FROM PALI OF A GREAT BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGICAL MANUAL, THE DHAMMA-SANGANI; WITH INTRODUCTION, MANY TEXTUAL NOTES, GLOSSARY, AND INDEX.

A Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics (Buddhist Psychology) of the Fourth Century Bc: Being a Translation, Now Made for the First Time, from the ... the Abhidhamma-Pitaka Entitled Dhamma-Sangani

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

South Asia Books

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