Jatakas Birth Stories of the Bodhisatta

Name: Jatakas Birth Stories of the Bodhisatta
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ISBN: 9780144001477

ISBN-10: 0144001470

ISBN-13: 9780144001477

Edition: 2006

Authors: Sarah Shaw

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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,…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.79" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Sarah Shaw is a member of Wolfson College and the Oriental Institute and an honorary fellow of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies.