The Bible of Tibet: Tibetan Tales from Indian Sources

by Ralston

• ISBN13: 9780710309488
• ISBN10: 0710309481
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This is the first translated and edited collection 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 remains indispensable today.

Table of Contents

King Mandhatar	1	(20)
Kusa Jataka	21	(8)
Adarsamukha	29	(8)
The Clever Thief	37	(7)
Sudhana Avadana	44	(31)
Prince Jivaka	75	(35)
Visakha	110	(18)
Mahaushadha and Visakha	128	(58)
Mahakasyapa and Bhadra	186	(20)
Utpalavarna	206	(10)
Krisa Gautami	216	(11)
Susroni	227	(9)
The Overreached Actor	236	(11)
The Dumb Cripple	247	(6)
Rshyasringa	253	(4)
Visvantara	257	(16)
The Fulfilled Prophecy	273	(6)
The Two Brothers	279	(7)
The Punishment of Avarice	286	(2)
The Magician's Pupil	288	(3)
How a Woman repays Love	291	(5)
The Flight of the Beasts	296	(3)
The Five Lovers	299	(3)
The Virtuous Animals	302	(6)
The Ichneumon, the Mouse, and the Snake	308	(1)
The Grateful Animals	309	(2)
The Ungrateful Lion	311	(2)
The Tricked Elephant	313	(1)
The Wolf and the Sheep	314	(1)
The Oxen as Witnesses	315	(6)
The Obstinate and Willing Oxen	321	(2)
The Ass as a Singer	323	(2)
The Jackal as Calumniator	325	(7)
The Two Otters and the Jackal	332	(3)
The Jackal saves the Lion	335	(1)
The Blue Jackal	336	(3)
The Jackal hanged by the Ox	339	(2)
The Jackal in the Elephant's Traces	341	(1)
The Guilty Dogs	342	(2)
The Hypocritical Cat	344	(2)
The Gazelle and the Hunter	346	(2)
The Monkeys saved from Death	348	(2)
Incredulity Punished	350	(2)
The Wise and Foolish Monkey Chiefs	352	(1)
The Monkeys and the Moon	353	(1)
The Peacock as Bridegroom	354	(1)
The Crow with the Golden Cap	355	(1)
The Revengeful Crow	356	(2)
The United Pheasants	358	(2)
Artist Anecdotes	360