10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JATAKA»
Discover the use of
jataka in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
jataka and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Buddhist Birth-Stories (
Jataka Tales)
Nidena - Katha - The Story of the Lineage - Translated from Prof. V. Fausboll's edition of the Pali text by T.W. Rhys Davids - 19 cm.
The tale of the Measures of Rice illustrates the importance of a true estimate of values. The tale of the Banyan Deer, which offered its life to save a roe and her young, illustrates self-sacrifice of the noblest sort.
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Sree Varaha Mihira's Bhirat
Jataka:
Birhat Jatak from time immemorial has been considered as the standard textbook on Astrology.
Varāhamihira, Bangalore Suryanarain Rao, Bangalore Venkat Raman, 1986
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Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist ...
This book brings together the recent work of twelve scholars from a variety of disciplines - anthropology, art history, history, and religion – to highlight their various findings and perspectives on different facets of Bodh Gaya’s past ...
David Geary, Matthew R. Sayers, Abhishek Singh Amar, 2012
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Each separate story is embedded in a framework, which forms the story of the present. The present selection brings together the Jataka stories of the most widespread interest.
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Jataka Stories in Theravada Buddhism: Narrating the ...
This book explores the shifting role of the stories in Buddhist doctrine, practice, and creative expression, finally placing this integral Buddhist genre back in the centre of scholarly understandings of the religion.
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Endless Path: Awakening Within the Buddhist Imagination: ...
Endless Path demonstrates the relevance of these tales to Buddhist lay practitioners today, as well as to those more broadly interested in Buddhist teaching and the ancient art of storytelling. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Stories of the Buddha: Being Selections from the
Jataka
One of the most important texts in the literature of Buddhism, this collection contains 47 stories that celebrate the previous lives of the Buddha, each offering fascinating insights into the mind and heart of Buddhism.
Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids, 1929
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Jataka Tales (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition)
Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JATAKA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
jataka is used in the context of the following news items.
Bisexuality: Is it acquired or innate?
... an Indian astronomer and astrologer, Varahamihira has elucidated this in his principal text Brihat Jataka. As per the philosopher, your sexual ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
Here is my story
Jataka tales, tales in Rumi's Masnavi and Saadi's Gulistan, Panchtantra and fables of Aesop have been so central to education across cultures. «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
“Prosperity of Indus valley civilization was contributed by marine …
He said there's Jataka story that when people go from one country to other country across sea, they keep crow with them, that's because crow ... «DeshGujarat, Jul 15»
Zee Telugu talk show Batuku Jatka Bandi second season from today
In the previous season, Bathuku Jataka Bandi's platform has united more than 50 families and this new season will telecasts from Monday to ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Art openings, classes, events in and around Asheville
... 2,500-year-old Jataka tale to street puppetry. For ages 12 and older. Instruction and hands-on experience in building papier mache puppets, ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
Jeevitha Rajasekhar to host Bathuku Jataka Bandi show in Zee Telugu
Having gained popularity in the past, Zee Telugu's property - Bathuku Jataka Bandi has been successful in acting as a custodian in being a ... «IndiaGlitz.com, Jul 15»
Happenings This Week in the Swannanoa Valley
Adapting a 2,500-year-old Jataka tale to street puppetry will be the subject of a puppet intensive offered by the Black Mountain Center for the ... «Black Mountain News, Jul 15»
The mammoth and the magnificent
Jataka stories illustrate the several lives of Bodhisatva through which he ... and illustrated in relief sculpture in the Bodhisatva/Jataka park. «The Hindu, Jun 15»
The STORIES continue
Here stories were used to bridge the empty emotional facet, the need to be compassionate. I did this using Jataka Tales.” Geeta and Kathalaya ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
Buddhism and Modernity: Conversations at the Edge, all three …
... systematic discourse and under-privilege of narrative materials” earlier citing the Jataka tales. He also offers a wonderful caution about taking ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
