A Flock of Fools Ancient Buddhist Tales of Wisdom and Laughter from the One Hundred Parable Sutra

by Tanahashi, Kazuaki; Levitt, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780802141330
• ISBN10: 0802141331
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-05
• Publisher: Grove Press

Summary

One hundred stories from the most humorous sutra in Buddhist literature offerumerous lessons for students, teachers, and spiritual seekers, each pokingun at basic human appetites, delusions, and foibles. Original.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Note on the Original Text and Acknowledgments	p. 13
Prologue	p. 19
Eating Salt	p. 24
Fool's Milk	p. 25
A Man Whose Head was Hit by a Pear	p. 26
The Unfaithful Wife	p. 28
The Thirsty Man	p. 30
A Father Who Killed His Child	p. 32
The Impostor	p. 34
The Thief and the Treasure House	p. 36
The Virtuous Father	p. 39
The Three-Story Tower	p. 40
The Brahman Who Killed a Child	p. 42
Brown Sugar Broth	p. 45
A Quick Temper	p. 46
The Guide	p. 49
The Quack Doctor	p. 50
Sugarcane	p. 52
The Halfpenny Loan	p. 53
The Whetstone in a Tower	p. 54
The Begging Bowl	p. 56
The Tyrant	p. 58
A Woman Who Wished to Have Another Child	p. 60
Aloe Wood Incense	p. 63
The Stolen Brocade	p. 64
Sesame Seeds	p. 65
Fire and Water	p. 66
Winks	p. 68
A Whip Wound	p. 70
The Nose	p. 71
The Rough-Hair Robe	p. 72
The Shepherd	p. 74
The Potter and the Brahman	p. 76
Theft of Gold	p. 78
A Fine Fruit Tree	p. 81
Spring Water	p. 82
The Mirror in a Treasure Chest	p. 84
The Sorcerer's Eye	p. 86
A Man Who Killed His Herd of Cows	p. 89
The Wooden Conduit	p. 90
Rice-Straw Plaster	p. 92
Cure for Baldness	p. 94
Flesh-Eating Demons	p. 96
The Peddler and the Camel Skin	p. 100
Polishing a Rock	p. 102
Half a Rice Cracker	p. 104
The Servant Who Kept the Gate	p. 106
The Stolen Buffalo	p. 108
The Duck Call	p. 110
The Fox and the Falling Branch	p. 112
A Handful of Hair	p. 113
The Doctor and the Hunchback	p. 114
Sharing the Maidservant	p. 115
The Entertainer	p. 116
The Teacher's Bad Legs	p. 117
Head and Tail	p. 118
The King's Beard	p. 120
Asking for Nothing	p. 122
The Rich Man's Spittle	p. 124
Dividing Equally	p. 126
The Potter's Shop	p. 128
The Golden Reflection	p. 130
The Mahabrahman's Disciple	p. 132
A Sick Man	p. 134
The Demon's Costume	p. 136
A Demon in the House	p. 138
Five Hundred Sweet Cakes	p. 141
The Voyage	p. 148
The Rice Cakes	p. 150
A Man with a Grudge	p. 153
A Fast Eater	p. 154
The Rich Man's Mangoes	p. 156
The Bigamist	p. 158
A Mouthful of Rice	p. 160
The Cowardly Solider	p. 162
The Deceitful Brahman	p. 165
The Camel and the Jar	p. 166
The Princess and the Country Fool	p. 168
Ass's Milk	p. 170
A Child Who Traveled Alone	p. 171
The King's Armrest	p. 172
Enema Water	p. 173
The Bear and the Child	p. 174
Sowing in the Field	p. 176
The Monkey and the Mean Man	p. 178
Lunar Eclipse	p. 179
A Woman's Eyes	p. 180
The Gold Earrings	p. 181
The Bland Cloth	p. 182
Monkey Beans	p. 183
A Golden Skunk	p. 185
Counting Coins	p. 186
Little Property	p. 187
The Greedy Child	p. 188
The Woman and the Bear	p. 189
The Jewel and the Water Conduit	p. 190
A Pair of Doves	p. 192
The Man Who Plucked Out His Eyes	p. 194
The Hidden Coin	p. 195
The Tortoise	p. 197
Monk Sanghasena's Flower Garland of the Fools	p. 199
Table of Similar Tales	p. 200
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