I Once Was a Monkey Stories Buddha Told

Name: I Once Was a Monkey Stories Buddha Told
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ISBN: 9780374335489

ISBN-10: 0374335486

ISBN-13: 9780374335489

Edition: 1999

Authors: Jeanne M. Lee, J. Lee, J. Lee

List price: $21.99

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A colorful introduction to Buddhist fables A monkey, caught in a monsoon, finds shelter in a cave amid the rubble of a temple. The monkey is not alone. A lion, a jackal, a turtle, and a dove bicker in the cramped space, until a statue of Buddha comes to life. "Hush, children, hush." Buddha says. "I will tell you a story to pass the time." From the tale of the clever monkey outwidding a hungry crocodile to that of a bird and turtle rescuing a friend, the six amusing parables told by the Buddha will introduce young readers to the famous cycle of fables in Buddhist literature known as the Jatakas, or birth stories, which Buddha originally told to his disciples to illustrate his teachings.…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 3/31/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 40
Size: 8.90" wide x 10.84" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English