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Jataka Tales
Bhagwan Buddha is considered to be the incarnation of lord Mahavishnu. Buddha was a prince and the son of King Shuddhodhana. He attained ‘Jnana’ knowledge while he was in meditation under the shade of Bodhi Tree. Before taking birth as Bodhisatwa and had taken several births as monkeys and human forms. Many stories and tales were compiled with Buddha’s insight into the natural laws and powers governing the existence of life on earth. These stories were known as Bodhisatwa’s stories earlier and are now popular among children and adults as Jataka Tales.
The Jataka is an interesting collection of folklore and mythic literature and form a universe of wisdom by themselves. Here are some of the most popular Jataka Tales : |
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The Sandy Road
 This is a nice story from the collection of Jataka Tales. Once upon a time, there lived a merchant in a small village. The merchant dealt in different kinds of goods.
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The Jackal who saved the Lion
Here is another interesting story from the collection of Jataka Tales. Once upon a time, there lived a lion in a forest. One day, when he went to drink water in a river... |
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The Fish Who Worked a Miracle
Once upon a time, the Enlightenment Being was born as a fish in a pond in northern India. There were many kinds of fish, big and small, living in the pond with the Bodhisattva. |
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Intelligent Student
In olden days there was a centre of learning in Varanasi. There were many students. Dharmananda was the teacher. He had only one daughter. |
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Dwarf, the Valiant
Thousands of years ago there lived a dwarf in Bharatavarsha. He was an archer. He was going daily to gardens and plucking fruits using his arrows. |
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