The Ten Great Birth Stories of the Buddha

The Mahanipata of the Jatakatthavanonoana

Sarah Shaw translator Naomi Appleton translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP

Published:1st Jan '16

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This is the first complete English translation in over a century of the ten great jātaka 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.

ISBN: 9786162151125

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1769g

698 pages