ABSTRACT

First Published in 2005. This is the first collection translated and edited of the most significant scripture from the Buddhist literature of South Asia. It was on the basis of this collection that the English-speaking reader became acquainted with the 'Bible of Tibet'. This collection still represents the most complete collection of Buddhist teachings and is indis­pensable to the study of that subject.

chapter I|20 pages

King Mandhatar 1

chapter II|8 pages

Kusa Jataka 1

chapter III|8 pages

Adarsamukha 1

chapter IV|7 pages

The Clever Thief 1

chapter V|31 pages

Sudhana Avadana 1

chapter VI|35 pages

Prince Jivaka as the King of Physicians 1

chapter VII|18 pages

Visakha 1

chapter VIII|58 pages

Mahaushadha and Visakha 1

chapter IX|20 pages

Mahakasyapa and Bhadra 1

chapter X|10 pages

Utpalavarna 1

chapter XI|11 pages

Krisa Gautami 1

chapter XII|9 pages

Susroni

chapter XIII|11 pages

The Over-Reached Actor 1

chapter XIV|6 pages

The Dumb Cripple 1

chapter XV|4 pages

Rshyasringa 1

chapter XVI|16 pages

Visvantara 1

chapter XVII|6 pages

The Fulfilled Prophecy 1

chapter XVIII|7 pages

The Two Brothers 1

chapter XIX|2 pages

The Punishment of a Varice 1

chapter XX|3 pages

The Magician's Pupil 1

chapter XXI|5 pages

How a Woman Requites Love 1

chapter XXII|3 pages

The Flight of the Beasts 1

chapter XXIII|3 pages

The Five Lovers 1

chapter XXIV|6 pages

The Virtuous Animals 1

chapter XXV|1 pages

The Ichneumon, the Mouse, and the Snake 1

chapter XXVI|2 pages

The Grateful Animals and the Ungrateful Man 1

chapter XXVII|2 pages

The Ungrateful Lion 1

chapter XXVIII|1 pages

The Tricked Elephant 1

chapter XXIX|1 pages

The Wolf and the Sheep 1

chapter XXX|6 pages

Oxen as Witnesses 1

chapter XXXI|2 pages

The Stubborn and the Willing Oxen 1

chapter XXXII|2 pages

The Ass as a Singer 1

chapter XXXIII|7 pages

The Jackal as Calumniator 1

chapter XXXIV|3 pages

The Two Otters and the Jackal 1

chapter XXXV|1 pages

The Jackal Saves the Lion 1

chapter XXXVI|3 pages

The Blue Jackal 1

chapter XXXVII|2 pages

The Jackal Hanged by the Ox 1

chapter XXXVIII|1 pages

The Jackal in the Elephants Footprints 1

chapter XXXIX|2 pages

The Guilty Dogs 1

chapter XL|2 pages

The Hypocritical Cat 1

chapter XLI|2 pages

The Gazelle and the Hunter 1

chapter XLII|2 pages

The Monkeys Saved from Death 1

chapter XLIII|2 pages

Incredulity Punished 1

chapter XLIV|1 pages

The Wise and the Foolish Monkey Chiefs 1

chapter XLV|1 pages

The Monkeys and the Moon 1

chapter XLVI|1 pages

The Peacock as Bridegroom 1

chapter XLVII|1 pages

The Crow with the Golden Cap 1

chapter XLVIII|2 pages

The Revengeful Crow 1

chapter XLIX|2 pages

The United Pheasants 1

chapter L|5 pages

Three Tales about Artists 1