Once the Buddha Was a Monkey Arya Sura's Jatakamala

Name: Once the Buddha Was a Monkey Arya Sura's Jatakamala
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ISBN: 9780226782157

ISBN-10: 0226782158

ISBN-13: 9780226782157

Edition: 2006

Authors: Arya Sura, Peter Khoroche, Wendy Doniger

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Here is one of the most entertaining masterpieces of Sanskrit literature rendered in an English translation that fully captures the original's artistry and charm. Written most probably in the fourth century A.D., the Jatakamala is generally considered the masterpiece of Buddhist literature in Sanskrit. In elegant, courtly style, Arya Sura retells thirty-four traditional stories about the Buddha in his previous incarnations, human and animal. Whether as a king, a brahmin, a monkey, or a hare, the Great One is shown in assiduous pursuit of virtue and compassion. Though primarily intended as exemplary tales illustrating the Buddhist virtues, these stories also provide a vivid picture of life…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 294
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Introduction


Prologue



The Tigress



Sibi



The Dumpling



The Merchant



Avisahya the Merchant



The Hare



Agastya



Maitribala



Visvamtara



The Sacrifice



Sakra



The Brahmin



Unmadayanti



Suparaga



The Lord of the Fish



The Young Quail



The Jar Full of Spirits



The Man without an Heir



The Lotus Stalks



The Royal Treasurer



Bodhi



The King of the Geese



Bodhi the Wandering Ascetic



The Great Ape



The Ibex



The Antelope



The King of the Monkeys



Ksantivadin



The Inhabitant of Highest Heaven



The Elephant



Sutasoma



Ayogrha, the Prince in the Iron House



The Buffalo



The Woodpecker


Abbreviations


Notes


Bibliography