Stories of the Buddha Such provocative assertions are characteristic

Such provocative assertions are characteristic of this stimulating and informative guide

this volume was hailed upon its original publication as "a gold mine indeed" (Commonweal)

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seven poems

Stories of the Buddha Such provocative assertions are characteristicOne of the most important texts in the literature of Buddhism, the Jtaka contains stories that celebrate the previous lives of the Buddha. The future Buddha may appear in these "jtakas" 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 Jtaka," "The King's Lesson Jtaka,"