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1 online resource (256 pages) |
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Preface; Introduction; Prologue; 1. KING PRABHĀSA. King Prabhāsa vows to become a Buddha; 2. JUJUBE ISLAND. As the merchant Supriya, the Bodhisattva gains the jewel that grants all wishes; 3. DHARMAKĀMA. As Dharmakāma, the Bodhisattva barters his life for a wise saying; 4. THE HARE. As a hare, the Bodhisattva offers his life to feed another; 5. KING CANDRAPRABHA. As King Candraprabha, the Bodhisattva gives his head to one who begs for it; 6. RŪPYĀVATĪ. As Rūpyāvatī, the Bodhisattva cuts off her breasts to feed a starving servant-girl. |
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7. THE MERCHANT'S SON. As a merchant's son, the Bodhisattva feeds his body to animals8. KING PADMAKA. As King Padmaka, the Bodhisattva turns into a carp to cure his subjects of disease; 9. KING BRAHMADATTA. As King Brahmadatta, the Bodhisattva gives away his food ration in time of famine; 11. THE DEER. As a deer, the Bodhisattva offers himself to the king's butchers in place of a pregnant doe; 12. THE PEACOCK. As a peacock, the Bodhisattva saves a queen from adultery; 14. ŚYĀMA. As Śyāma, the Bodhisattva devotes himself to his blind parents. |
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19. THE ELEPHANT. As an elephant, the Bodhisattva helps the hunter who is sent to kill him20. PRINCE CANDRA. As Prince Candra, the Bodhisattva shows forbearance to the minister who wants him killed; 22. THE ANTELOPE. As an antelope, the Bodhisattva sacrifices his life to save his herd from extinction; 23. PRINCE KANAKAVARMAN. As Prince Kanakavarman, the Bodhisattva rescues his sister and her lover from the king's wrath and conquers the goblins who have laid waste a foreign land; 24. MŪLIKA. As Mūlika, a gatherer of medicinal herbs, the Bodhisattva nurses an ailing Pratyekabuddha. |
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25. SUDHANA AND THE FAIRY PRINCESS. As Prince Sudhana, the Bodhisattva undergoes many trials to be reunited with his fairy wife26. JĀJVALIN. As the ascetic Jājvalin, the Bodhisattva finds that a dove has nested on his head while he has been meditating. He waits until her chicks are fully fledged before moving; 27. KEŚAVA. As Keśava, a doctor, the Bodhisattva cures a madwoman; 29. NIRUPAMĀ. As Nirupamā, an actress, the Bodhisattva cures an actor of lust; 32. THE LION. As a lion, the Bodhisattva saves the lives of two little monkeys entrusted to him. |
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33. ŚAKRA. As Śakra, lord of the gods, the Bodhisattva resuscitates a dead elephant calf34. ŚYENAKA. As Śyenaka, a king's minister, the Bodhisattva renounces the world and reforms the king; Notes; References. |
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Written in Kashmir around 400 CE, Haribhatta's Jåtakamåla is a remarkable example of classical Sanskrit literature in a mixture of prose and verse that for centuries was known only in its Tibetan translation. But between 1973 and 2004 a large portion of the Sanskrit original was rediscovered in a number of anonymous manuscripts. With this volume Peter Khoroche offers the most complete translation to date, making almost 80 percent of the work available in English. Haribhatta's Jåtakamålå is a sophisticated and personal adaptation of popular stories, mostly non-Buddhist in origin, all illustrating the future Buddha's single-minded devotion to the good of all creatures, and his desire, no matter what his incarnation--man, woman, peacock, elephant, merchant, or king--to assist others on the path to nirvana. Haribhatta's insight into human and animal behavior, his astonishing eye for the details of landscape, and his fine descriptive powers together make this a unique record of everyday life in ancient India as well as a powerful statement of Buddhist ethics. This translation will be a landmark in the study of Buddhism and of the culture of ancient India. |
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Gautama Buddha -- Pre-existence.
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Gautama Buddha. |
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Pre-existence. |
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Jataka stories.
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Jataka stories. |
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Buddhist literature, Sanskrit -- Translations into English.
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jātakas. |
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Buddhist literature, Sanskrit. |
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion. |
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Translations into English.
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jātakas.
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Jataka stories.
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Translations.
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Jataka stories.
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Khoroche, Peter.
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Print version: Haribhatta. Once a Peacock, Once an Actress : Twenty-Four Lives of the Bodhisattva from Haribhatta's ""Jatakamala"". Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2017 9780226485829 |
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9780226486017 (electronic book) |
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022648601X (electronic book) |
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