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Jataka Tales - Buddhist Moral Tales for Children

Jataka Tales - Buddhist Moral Tales for Children

Jataka Tales - Buddhist Moral Tales for Children


The Jatakas, or birth-stories, form one of Buddhism's sacred books. They relate the adventures of the Buddha in his previous incarnations. Carved railings around the relic shrines of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh and Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh indicate that the birth-stories were widely known in the 3rd. century B.C.

The Jataka Tales contain deep truths, and are calculated to impress lessons of great moral beauty like the tale of the Measures of Rice illustrates the importance of a true estimate of values and the tale of the Merchant of Seri, who gave up all that he had in exchange for a golden dish, embodies much the same idea as the New Testament's parable of the priceless pearl. The tale of the Banyan Deer, which offered its life to save a roe and her young, illustrates self-sacrifice of the noblest sort while the tale of the Sandy Road is one of the finest in the collection.

While some of the stories are based in Buddhist ideology, many are age-old fables, the driftwood and remains of folk-lore that have appeared under various guises throughout the centuries. At times they have been used merely as merry tales, and at other times they're used as literature, as by Chaucer, who unwittingly puts a Jataka story into the mouth of his Pardoner when he tells the tale of "the Ryotoures three."

Let the charm of these 18 Jataka Tales captivate you. Let their quaint humour and gentle earnestness teach you the wholesome lessons of the eastern ideology, among them the duty of kindness to animals.

33% of the Publisher's profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charity.

For more information, a table of contents or to order, go to http://www.abelapublishing.com/Jataka.html

To view the "Far Eastern Tales" collection follow this link http://www.abelapublishing.com/EasternTales.html
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