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Jataka Tales – Ancient Tales of Wisdom

by Francis & Thomas

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The Jataka tales are one of the greatest instances of folk literature that India has produced. Hough used as vehicles of Buddhist ethical teaching; these stories are mostly of secular origin and highlight the moral pitfalls that can befall an individual in everyday life. The stories are purported to be told by the Buddha in various incarnations in human and animal form as the Bodhisattva. At the end of each story he identifies the role that he himself played, as well as those of others, particularly his disciples. A great way of not only learning about Indian culture, but also how to keep to that straight and narrow ethical path!

Introduction

The Jataka as we possess it occurs in the second of the three great divisions of the Pali Buddhist scriptures. It consists of 547 Jatakas each containing the life of Buddha during some incarnation in one of his previous existences as a Bodhisatta. Some of the tales occur more than once in a different setting or in a variant version and occasionally several stories are included in one birth. Each separate story is embedded in a framework, which forms the story of the present. This is generally an account of some incident in the life of the historic Buddha, such as an act of disobedience or folly among the brethren of the order, the discussion of a question of ethics, or an instance of eminent virtue. Buddha then tells a story of the past, an event in one of his previous existences, which explains the present incident as a repetition of the former one, or as a parallel case and shows the moral consequences.

All stories contain the Bodhisatta (one being destined to enlightenment) as well as verses occur in all the births. It is these verses which are canonical, the prose being a commentary explaining how the verses came to be spoken.

Although much of the Jataka is merely moral instruction to the unconverted it also expounds teaching which leads to enlightenment, such as the doctrine of impermanence, belief in the Buddha, the rejection of superstitious rites, freedom from lust, hatred and delusion and other bonds which the disciple must break as he advances on the noble path.

The present selection has been made with the purpose of brining together the Jataka stories of the most widespread interest.

Contents

	1. The Little Gild Master	1
	2. The King and the Stick-Gatherer	3
	3. King Makhadeva’s Grey Hairs	4
	4. The Cold Half of the Month	6
	5. The Feast for the Dead	6
	6. The Monkeys and the Ogre	8
	7. The Guilty Dogs	11
	8. The Discontented Ox	14
	9. The Peacock’s Wooing	15
	10. The Fowler and the Quails	16
	11. The Oldest of the Animals	17
	12. The Crane and the Crab	19
	13. The Haughty slave	21
	14. The Pigeon and the Crow	23
	15. The Foolish Friend	25
	16. The Stupid Monkeys	26
	17. The Robbers and the Treasure	28
	18. Great King Goodness	31
	19. Prince Five-Weapons	38
	20. The Brahmin’s Spell	41
	21. The Value of a Brother	46
	22. The Grateful Animals	48
	23. The Great Dreams	52
	24. The Converted Miser	64
	25. The Valiant Dwarf	69
	26. The Stolen Jewels	73
	27. The Too-Clever Merchant	76
	28. The Loguacious Brahmin	77
	29. The Three Fishes	79
	30. The Lucky Sneeze	80
	31. The Hypocritical Jackal	82
	32. The Golden Goose	84
	33. The Grateful Mouse	85
	34. The Treacherous Chameleon	87
	35. The Cunning Jackal	88
	36. The Fool Hardy Jackal	89
	37. The Foolish Crows	91
	38. The Greedy Jackal Caught	92
	39. The Rash Magician	93
	40. The Two Good Kings	95
	41. The Grateful Elephant	97
	42. The Pet Elephant	102
	43. The Mongoose and the Snake	103
	44. The Jackal Betrayed by His Howl	104
	45. The Penny-Wise Monkey	105
	46. The Incomparable Archer	106
	47. The Magic Treasures	110
	48. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin	115
	49. The Priest in Horse-Trappings	116
	50. Ingratitude Punished	117
	51. The Goblin City	122
	52. The Tell-Tale Parrot	124
	53. The Choice of a Husband	126
	54. The Foolhardy Crow	127
	55. The Woodpecker, Tortoise, and Antelope	128
	56. The crocodile and the Monkey	130
	57. The Brahmin and the Acrobat	133
	58. The Tortoise and the Geese	134
	59. The Stolen Ploughshares	136
	60. The Hero’s Tasks	138
	61. Defeating the King of Death	145
	62. The Jackals Spell	147
	63. The Judas-Tree	150
	64. The Judgments of King Mirror-Face	151
	65. The Crab and the Elephant	163
	66. The Owl As King	166
	67. The Elephant-Trainer’s Luck	167
	68. The Wishing-Cup	169
	69. The Jackal and the Crow	170
	70. The Wolf’s Sabbath	171
	71. The King and the Fruit-Girl	171
	72. The Woodpecker and the Lion	173
	73. The Hare’s Self-Sacrifice	174
	74. Unasked-for Advice	178
	75. The Flight of the Beasts	179
	76. The Conceited Mendicant	181
	77. The Impermanence of Worldly Joys	182
	78. The Testing of Virtue	185
	79. A King’s Life Saved by Spells	187
	80. The Heron’s Revenge	189
	81. The Lion and the Bull	191
	82. The Quail’s Friends	193
	83. Queen Sussondi	195
	84. The Betrayer Betrayed	198
	85. The Cat and the Cock	202
	86. The Language of Animals	203
	87. The Theft of a Smell	206
	88. The Lion in bad Company	208
	89. The Otters And the Jackal	209
	90. The Brahmin and the Snake	211
	91. The Brahmin’s Revenge on the Monkeys	217
	92. The Monkey’s Heroic Self-Sacrifice	219
	93. The Adventures of the Prince and his Brother	222
	94. The Panther and the Goat	226
	95. The Grateful Parrot	228
	96. The Goblin’s Gift	231
	97. The Wise Goat and the Jackal	240
	98. The Ungrateful Son	243
	99. The ten Slave-Brethren	247
	100. Rama and Sita	256
	101. The Wicked Step-Mother	260
	102. The Lost C harm	265
	103. The Price’s Wooing and the Throne of the Buddhas	271
	104. The Folly of Garrulity	275
	105. The Hawks and Their Friends	282
	106. The Prince Who Could Not Laugh	287
	107. A Lost Friend Found by a Song	295
	108. King Sivi	303
	109. The Evils of Strong Drink	310
	110. The White Six – Tusked Elephant	315
	111. The Three Wise Birds	327
	112. A King Finds His Friend Through a Song	335
	113. The Ugly Bridegroom	345
	114. The Nineteen Problems	372

Jataka Tales – Ancient Tales of Wisdom

Item Code:

NAC681

Cover:

Paperback

Edition:

2011

Publisher:

Jaico Publishing House

ISBN:

8172240961

Size:

8.5 Inch X 5.5 Inch

Pages:

387

Other Details:

Weight of the Book: 430 gms

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Introduction

The present selection has been made with the purpose of brining together the Jataka stories of the most widespread interest.

Contents

	1. The Little Gild Master	1
	2. The King and the Stick-Gatherer	3
	3. King Makhadeva’s Grey Hairs	4
	4. The Cold Half of the Month	6
	5. The Feast for the Dead	6
	6. The Monkeys and the Ogre	8
	7. The Guilty Dogs	11
	8. The Discontented Ox	14
	9. The Peacock’s Wooing	15
	10. The Fowler and the Quails	16
	11. The Oldest of the Animals	17
	12. The Crane and the Crab	19
	13. The Haughty slave	21
	14. The Pigeon and the Crow	23
	15. The Foolish Friend	25
	16. The Stupid Monkeys	26
	17. The Robbers and the Treasure	28
	18. Great King Goodness	31
	19. Prince Five-Weapons	38
	20. The Brahmin’s Spell	41
	21. The Value of a Brother	46
	22. The Grateful Animals	48
	23. The Great Dreams	52
	24. The Converted Miser	64
	25. The Valiant Dwarf	69
	26. The Stolen Jewels	73
	27. The Too-Clever Merchant	76
	28. The Loguacious Brahmin	77
	29. The Three Fishes	79
	30. The Lucky Sneeze	80
	31. The Hypocritical Jackal	82
	32. The Golden Goose	84
	33. The Grateful Mouse	85
	34. The Treacherous Chameleon	87
	35. The Cunning Jackal	88
	36. The Fool Hardy Jackal	89
	37. The Foolish Crows	91
	38. The Greedy Jackal Caught	92
	39. The Rash Magician	93
	40. The Two Good Kings	95
	41. The Grateful Elephant	97
	42. The Pet Elephant	102
	43. The Mongoose and the Snake	103
	44. The Jackal Betrayed by His Howl	104
	45. The Penny-Wise Monkey	105
	46. The Incomparable Archer	106
	47. The Magic Treasures	110
	48. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin	115
	49. The Priest in Horse-Trappings	116
	50. Ingratitude Punished	117
	51. The Goblin City	122
	52. The Tell-Tale Parrot	124
	53. The Choice of a Husband	126
	54. The Foolhardy Crow	127
	55. The Woodpecker, Tortoise, and Antelope	128
	56. The crocodile and the Monkey	130
	57. The Brahmin and the Acrobat	133
	58. The Tortoise and the Geese	134
	59. The Stolen Ploughshares	136
	60. The Hero’s Tasks	138
	61. Defeating the King of Death	145
	62. The Jackals Spell	147
	63. The Judas-Tree	150
	64. The Judgments of King Mirror-Face	151
	65. The Crab and the Elephant	163
	66. The Owl As King	166
	67. The Elephant-Trainer’s Luck	167
	68. The Wishing-Cup	169
	69. The Jackal and the Crow	170
	70. The Wolf’s Sabbath	171
	71. The King and the Fruit-Girl	171
	72. The Woodpecker and the Lion	173
	73. The Hare’s Self-Sacrifice	174
	74. Unasked-for Advice	178
	75. The Flight of the Beasts	179
	76. The Conceited Mendicant	181
	77. The Impermanence of Worldly Joys	182
	78. The Testing of Virtue	185
	79. A King’s Life Saved by Spells	187
	80. The Heron’s Revenge	189
	81. The Lion and the Bull	191
	82. The Quail’s Friends	193
	83. Queen Sussondi	195
	84. The Betrayer Betrayed	198
	85. The Cat and the Cock	202
	86. The Language of Animals	203
	87. The Theft of a Smell	206
	88. The Lion in bad Company	208
	89. The Otters And the Jackal	209
	90. The Brahmin and the Snake	211
	91. The Brahmin’s Revenge on the Monkeys	217
	92. The Monkey’s Heroic Self-Sacrifice	219
	93. The Adventures of the Prince and his Brother	222
	94. The Panther and the Goat	226
	95. The Grateful Parrot	228
	96. The Goblin’s Gift	231
	97. The Wise Goat and the Jackal	240
	98. The Ungrateful Son	243
	99. The ten Slave-Brethren	247
	100. Rama and Sita	256
	101. The Wicked Step-Mother	260
	102. The Lost C harm	265
	103. The Price’s Wooing and the Throne of the Buddhas	271
	104. The Folly of Garrulity	275
	105. The Hawks and Their Friends	282
	106. The Prince Who Could Not Laugh	287
	107. A Lost Friend Found by a Song	295
	108. King Sivi	303
	109. The Evils of Strong Drink	310
	110. The White Six – Tusked Elephant	315
	111. The Three Wise Birds	327
	112. A King Finds His Friend Through a Song	335
	113. The Ugly Bridegroom	345
	114. The Nineteen Problems	372

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