Jātaka Tales

by H. T. Francis, E. J. Thomas

47 chapters15h 20mEnglish1916

About this book

Jātaka tales are ancient Indian folktales that form a part of Buddhist teaching, telling stories of the Buddha’s past lives. Akin to Aesop’s fables, some strikingly similar, they urge the listener to moral behavior and often, more than that, point a way to real insight. - Summary by Scotty Smith

Chapters (47)

1INTRODUCTION

1165

2THE LITTLE GILDMASTER; THE KING AND THE STICK-GATHERER; KING MAKHĀDEVA’S GREY HAIRS; THE COLD HALF OF THE MONTH

813

3THE FEAST OF THE DEAD; THE MONKEYS AND THE OGRE; THE GUILTY DOGS; THE DISCONTENTED OX

1153

4THE PEACOCK’S WOOING; THE FOWLER AND THE QUAILS; THE OLDEST OF THE ANIMALS; THE CRANE AND THE CRAB

909

5THE HAUGHTY SLAVE; THE PIGEON AND THE CROW; THE FOOLISH FRIEND; THE STUPID MONKEYS

829

6THE ROBBERS AND THE TREASURE; GREAT KING GOODNESS

1418

7PRINCE FIVE-WEAPONS; THE BRAHMIN’S SPELL

1300

8THE VALUE OF A BROTHER; THE GRATEFUL ANIMALS

872

9THE GREAT DREAMS

1701

10THE CONVERTED MISER; THE VALIANT DWARF

1298

11THE STOLEN JEWELS; THE TOO-CLEVER MERCHANT; THE LOQUACIOUS BRAHMIN; THE THREE FISHES

974

12THE LUCKY SNEEZE; THE HYPOCRITICAL JACKAL; THE GOLDEN GOOSE; THE GRATEFUL MOUSE

909

13THE TREACHEROUS CHAMELEON; THE CUNNING JACKAL; THE FOOLHARDY JACKAL; THE FOOLISH CROWS

787

14THE GREEDY JACKAL CAUGHT; THE RASH MAGICIAN; THE TWO GOOD KINGS

728

15THE GRATEFUL ELEPHANT; THE PET ELEPHANT; THE MONGOOSE AND THE SNAKE; THE JACKAL BETRAYED BY HIS HOWL

997

16THE PENNY-WISE MONKEY; THE INCOMPARABLE ARCHER; THE MAGIC TREASURES

1323

17THE ASS IN THE LION’S SKIN; THE PRIEST IN HORSE-TRAPPINGS; INGRATITUDE PUNISHED

1000

18THE GOBLIN CITY; THE TELL-TALE PARROT; THE CHOICE OF A HUSBAND; THE FOOLHARDY CROW

743

19THE WOODPECKER, TORTOISE, AND ANTELOPE; THE CROCODILE AND THE MONKEY; THE BRAHMIN AND THE ACROBAT; THE TORTOISE AND THE GEESE

915

20THE STOLEN PLOUGHSHARES; THE HERO’S TASKS

1063

21DEFEATING THE KING OF DEATH; THE JACKAL’S SPELL; THE JUDAS-TREE

703

22THE JUDGEMENTS OF KING MIRROR-FACE

1403

23THE CRAB AND THE ELEPHANT; THE OWL AS KING; THE ELEPHANT-TRAINER’S LUCK; THE WISHING CUP

904

24THE JACKAL AND THE CROW; THE WOLF’S SABBATH; THE KING AND THE FRUIT-GIRL; THE WOODPECKER AND THE LION

513

25THE HARE’S SELF-SACRIFICE; UNASKED-FOR ADVICE; THE FLIGHT OF THE BEASTS; THE CONCEITED MENDICANT

1092

26THE IMPERMANENCE OF WORLDLY JOYS; THE TESTING OF VIRTUE; A KING’S LIFE SAVED BY SPELLS

931

27THE HERON’S REVENGE; THE LION AND THE BULL; THE QUAIL’S FRIENDS; QUEEN SUSONDĪ

1066

28THE BETRAYER BETRAYED; THE CAT AND THE COCK; THE LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS

1239

29THE THEFT OF A SMELL; THE LION IN BAD COMPANY; THE OTTERS AND THE JACKAL

662

30THE BRAHMIN AND THE SNAKE; THE BRAHMIN’S REVENGE ON THE MONKEYS

1162

31THE MONKEY’S HEROIC SELF-SACRIFICE; THE ADVENTURES OF THE PRINCE AND HIS BROTHER

1165

32THE PANTHER AND THE GOAT; THE GRATEFUL PARROT

577

33THE GOBLIN’S GIFT

1511

34THE WISE GOAT AND THE JACKAL; THE UNGRATEFUL SON

954

35THE TEN SLAVE-BRETHREN

1320

36RĀMA AND SĪTĀ; THE WICKED STEP-MOTHER

1406

37THE LOST CHARM; THE PRINCE’S WOOING AND THE THRONE OF THE BUDDHAS

1367

38THE FOLLY OF GARRULITY; THE HAWKS AND THEIR FRIENDS

1750

39THE PRINCE WHO COULD NOT LAUGH

1178

40A LOST FRIEND FOUND BY A SONG

954

41KING SIVI

1066

42THE EVILS OF STRONG DRINK

598

43THE WHITE SIX-TUSKED ELEPHANT

1758

44THE THREE WISE BIRDS

1057

45A KING FINDS HIS FRIEND THROUGH A SONG

1278

46THE UGLY BRIDEGROOM

4072

47THE NINETEEN PROBLEMS

2620

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