The Ten Great Birth Stories of the Buddha : The Mahanipata of the Jatakatthavanonoana

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

Book Series The Ten Great Birth Stories of the Buddha

ISBN-10 6162151123

ISBN-13 9786162151125

Publisher Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP

Imprint Silkworm Books

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jan 1st, 2016

Print length 698 Pages

Weight 1,764 grams

Dimensions 16.50 x 25.30 x 6.40 cms

Product Classification: Anthologies (non-poetry)Asian history Buddhism

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This is the first complete English translation in over a century of the ten great jataka tales covering the Bodhisatta's final adventures in the human realm before his ultimate life and enlightenment as the Buddha. Introductory comments to each story provide background and analysis. A general introduction explores themes and the stories' role in Buddhist art and practice. Color images show the stories' centrality in the Buddhist visual landscape of Southeast Asia.These definitive new translations reestablish the stories as ancient literary treasures of South Asia. Readers will be delighted by their magic and intrigue, philosophical insight, and deep roots in the religious and cultural world of the Buddha.

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