Once the Buddha Was a Monkey

Download Once the Buddha Was a Monkey PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226782158
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Once the Buddha Was a Monkey by : Āryaśūra

Download or read book Once the Buddha Was a Monkey written by Āryaśūra and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2006-09-15 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is one of the most entertaining masterpieces of Sanskrit literature rendered in an English translation that fully captures the original's artistry and charm. Written most probably in the fourth century A.D., the Jatakamala is generally considered the masterpiece of Buddhist literature in Sanskrit. In elegant, courtly style, Arya Sura retells thirty-four traditional stories about the Buddha in his previous incarnations, human and animal. Whether as a king, a brahmin, a monkey, or a hare, the Great One is shown in assiduous pursuit of virtue and compassion. Though primarily intended as exemplary tales illustrating the Buddhist virtues, these stories also provide a vivid picture of life at a high point in ancient Indian culture—city life in ordinary households or at the royal court, and country life against a backdrop of mountain, desert, and jungle. Fresh study of the Sanskrit manuscripts, now scattered in libraries all over the world, has enabled Peter Khoroche to make this new translation faithful to the original in both style and content. His explanatory notes will assist student and general reader alike in appreciating this classic from an ancient and exotic civilization. “The general reader will be highly grateful for this new translation which, besides being beautifully printed, is rounded off with a very informative and reliable introduction.”—Renate Söhnen-Thieme, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies “One would be a fool not to welcome the chance to read this book.”—Richard Gombrich, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

Jatakamala : Stories From The Buddha's Previous Births

Download Jatakamala : Stories From The Buddha's Previous Births PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9788172234553
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (345 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Jatakamala : Stories From The Buddha's Previous Births by : A.N.D Haksar

Download or read book Jatakamala : Stories From The Buddha's Previous Births written by A.N.D Haksar and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jatakamala is a famous work in both sacred Buddhist and classical Sanskrit literature. It recounts thirty-four stories of the Buddha's previous births, and his good deeds in those earlier incarnations as a god, man or an animal. Written in elegant Sanskrit prose and verse in the fourth century A.D., these tales were later translated into Chinese and Tibetan. Several feature in the Ajanta cave paintings. Their colourful backgrounds range from a sea voyage to a battle scene, a forest fire to a royal hunt and from the charms of the harem to the horrors of hell. Popular through the ages, they remain highly readable today, both for their timeless message of compassion and concord, and the vivid, dramatic imagery with which it is presented. Twelve of these tales are not found in any other collection including the Pali Jataka texts. Arya Shura, the author of the Jatakamala, is known in tradition as a saintly teacher and an authority on prosody. In all probability he was a Buddhist monk. No details are available of his life, except that he wrote several other works, some of which are extant only in Tibetan and Chinese translations.

Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature

Download Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : Sahitya Akademi
ISBN 13 : 9788126011940
Total Pages : 936 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (119 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature by : Amaresh Datta

Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature written by Amaresh Datta and published by Sahitya Akademi. This book was released on 1988 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Major Activity Of The Sahitya Akademi Is The Preparation Of An Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature. The Venture, Covering Twenty-Two Languages Of India, Is The First Of Its Kind. Written In English, The Encyclopaedia Gives A Comprehensive Idea Of The Growth And Development Of Indian Literature. The Entries On Authors, Books And General Topics Have Been Tabulated By The Concerned Advisory Boards And Finalised By A Steering Committee. Hundreds Of Writers All Over The Country Contributed Articles On Various Topics. The Encyclopaedia, Planned As A Six-Volume Project, Has Been Brought Out. The Sahitya Akademi Embarked Upon This Project In Right Earnest In 1984. The Efforts Of The Highly Skilled And Professional Editorial Staff Started Showing Results And The First Volume Was Brought Out In 1987. The Second Volume Was Brought Out In 1988, The Third In 1989, The Fourth In 1991, The Fifth In 1992, And The Sixth Volume In 1994. All The Six Volumes Together Include Approximately 7500 Entries On Various Topics, Literary Trends And Movements, Eminent Authors And Significant Works. The First Three Volume Were Edited By Prof. Amaresh Datta, Fourth And Fifth Volume By Mohan Lal And Sixth Volume By Shri K.C.Dutt.

Jâtakamâla

Download Jâtakamâla PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Jâtakamâla by : Jat̀akas

Download or read book Jâtakamâla written by Jat̀akas and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Once a Peacock, Once an Actress

Download Once a Peacock, Once an Actress PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022648596X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Once a Peacock, Once an Actress by : Haribhatta

Download or read book Once a Peacock, Once an Actress written by Haribhatta and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Khoroche’s translation of Arya Sura’s "Jatakamala” (ca. fourth century) has sold more than fifteen-hundred copies in each of its editions. We now have a new translation of the "Jatakamala” by Haribhatta, a later contemporary of Arya Sura’s. Like the earlier volume, this one contains rare examples of the earliest extant writings from Sanskrit’s classical period. To date, six of the thirty-four stories from the work are still lost to time, but even in its truncated form, the tales, in Khoroche’s splendid, fluid renderings, amply illustrate the Buddha’s single-minded devotion to the good of all creatures in each of his incarnations. Here we have stories of an actress and a peacock, as noted in the title, but also tales of kings and monkeys, sages and fools, lions and elephants, princes and fairies, in equal measure entertaining, surprising, and moving--in addition to edifying. These unique tales of bravery, romance, sex, death, and, ultimately, rebirth, will be greeted by a very appreciate audience.

The Gâtakamâlâ Or Garland of Birth-stories

Download The Gâtakamâlâ Or Garland of Birth-stories PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.K/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis The Gâtakamâlâ Or Garland of Birth-stories by : Āryaśūra

Download or read book The Gâtakamâlâ Or Garland of Birth-stories written by Āryaśūra and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Across the Himalayan Gap

Download Across the Himalayan Gap PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9788121206174
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (61 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Across the Himalayan Gap by : Tan Chung

Download or read book Across the Himalayan Gap written by Tan Chung and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 1998-12 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of 40 Indian authors that parades various Indian perspectives on China, her civilization, history, society and development. It is a fruition of a project launched by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) where Sino-Indian studies is a special window. A scholarly work.

Didactic Narration

Download Didactic Narration PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 9783825851347
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (513 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Didactic Narration by : Alexander Peter Bell

Download or read book Didactic Narration written by Alexander Peter Bell and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A to Devo

Download Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A to Devo PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : New Delhi : Sahitya Akademi, c1987-c1989
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1018 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A to Devo by : Sahitya Akademi

Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A to Devo written by Sahitya Akademi and published by New Delhi : Sahitya Akademi, c1987-c1989. This book was released on 1987 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jatakamala

Download Jatakamala PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781983457104
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (571 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Jatakamala by :

Download or read book Jatakamala written by and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jatakamala or Garland of Birth Stories by Aryasura retells in Classical Sanskrit 34 of the Buddha's previous lives, illustrating the virtues he pursued during the time he was striving in previous births before attaining Awakening. The text was beautifully translated by the Dutch scholar J S Speyer and published in 1895 as the first book in the Sacred Books of the Buddhists series. The "Garland of Birth-stories" belongs to the Canon of the Northern Buddhists. An English translation of this famous collection of Jataka stories, including one not found in the Pali collection (with an embedded reading of the text). The book first published in1895.

बोधिसत्त्वावदानमालापरपर्याया जातकमाला

Download बोधिसत्त्वावदानमालापरपर्याया जातकमाला PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis बोधिसत्त्वावदानमालापरपर्याया जातकमाला by : आर्यशूर

Download or read book बोधिसत्त्वावदानमालापरपर्याया जातकमाला written by आर्यशूर and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jatakamala of Aryasura, also known as Bodhisattvavadanamala is a 3rd-4th cent. AD collection of thirty four Jataka tales of the Sanskrit tradition, narrated in the form of a campukavya. Due to its unique place in the Buddhist narrative literature and its literary qualities, this text has gone through quite a few editions and translations.Of all the editions of the Jatakamala so far published the present bilingual one is by far the best. The text published in this edition has been reconstructed primarily on the basis of two earlier editions - one by Hendrik Kern and the other by P.L. Vaidya. While editing the text variants noted by Kern and emendations suggested by Vaidya have been taken into consideration. In addition, the readings adopted by the anonymous commentary and the suggestions of the translator, J.S. Speyer, have also helped the finalization of the text. The text has been printed elegantly on a Devanagari font, specially developed for the series. J.S. Speyer s faithful and lucid translation has been printed on facing pages. Necessary alterations in the language have been made to conform to the modern idiom. The transliteration of Sanskrit words has been standardized according to the latest system internationally accepted.The learned editor, Pandit Satakari Mukhopadhyaya, has augmented the edition with an informative and exhaustive introduction of nineteen pages, which traces the entire history of the origin and development of the Jataka stories in Pali and Sanskrit and also furnishes latest information about the Jataka Literature. A new index of verses has been appended which will prove useful to the readers.Aryasura s Jatakamala narrates the pious and super-human deeds of Bodhisattvas former existences of the Buddha. The Jatakamala is an excellent campukavya (poetry in prose and verse). The thirty-four stories, as contained in the Jatakamala are intended to illustrate the six paramitas (perfections), viz. dana (munificence), sila (good conduct), ksanti (forbearance), virya (courage), dhyana (meditation) and prajna (wisdom).The style of the author of the Jatakamala is classical and his language is chaste Paninian Sanskrit. Aryasura s complete command over the art of poetry both in prose and verse has been amply displayed.

Where the Buddha Walked

Download Where the Buddha Walked PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : Spotlight Poets
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Where the Buddha Walked by : Rana P. B. Singh

Download or read book Where the Buddha Walked written by Rana P. B. Singh and published by Spotlight Poets. This book was released on 2003 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first attempt to describe all the fifteen placeswith which the Buddha had direct association: Lumbini,Kapilavastu, Bodh Gaya, Gaya, Sarnath, Shravasti,Kaushambi, Rajagriha, Nalanda, Vaishali, Patna, Kesariya,Kushinagar, Sankisa, and Mathura. The sequence of the fifteenBuddhist places follows the life-cycle and the journeysperformed by the Buddha as narrated in the JÈtakas and theTripi aka.Narration of each of these places accounts the mythology,legend, JÈtaka tales, cultural history, archaeology, field studiesand general information. The book is illustrated with 55photographs and 55 maps and figures, and also contains adescription of the main link stations like Varanasi, Allahabadand Gorakhpur. Nearby sites for excursion are also describedin the context.

Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives (Volume 1)

Download Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives (Volume 1) PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479885835
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives (Volume 1) by : Aryashura

Download or read book Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives (Volume 1) written by Aryashura and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Garland of Past Lives is a collection of thirty four stories depicting the miraculous deeds performed by the Buddha in his previous rebirths. Composed in the fourth century C.E. by the Buddhist monk Aryashura, the text’s accomplished artistry led Indian aesthetic theorists to praise its elegant mixture of verse and prose. The twenty stories in this first volume deal primarily with the virtues of giving and morality. Ascetics sacrifice their lives for hungry tigers, kings open their veins for demons to drink their blood, helmsmen steer their crew through perilous seas, and quail chicks quench forest fires by proclaiming words of truth. The experience is intended to arouse astonishment in the audience, inspiring devotion, through the future Buddha’s transcendence of conventional norms in his quest to acquire enlightenment and save the world from suffering. The importance of such stories of past lives in traditional Buddhist culture, throughout Asia and up to today, cannot be overestimated.

Proceedings of the International Conference of Innovation in Media and Visual Design (IMDES 2023)

Download Proceedings of the International Conference of Innovation in Media and Visual Design (IMDES 2023) PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 2384761366
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (847 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Proceedings of the International Conference of Innovation in Media and Visual Design (IMDES 2023) by : Yusup Sigit Martyastiadi

Download or read book Proceedings of the International Conference of Innovation in Media and Visual Design (IMDES 2023) written by Yusup Sigit Martyastiadi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-03 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an open access book. The existence of digital virtuality in the midst of an information society has become an integral component of the human existential condition. New spaces for exploring the engagement of design and its impact on humans in digital virtuality continue to grow exponentially. Innovation in Media and Visual Design (IMDES 2023) welcomes thoughts and works of academics, researchers and practitioners related to virtuality, design, technology, mass media and people from various perspectives, disciplines and fields of knowledge.

The Essence of Buddhism

Download The Essence of Buddhism PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis The Essence of Buddhism by : Various

Download or read book The Essence of Buddhism written by Various and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Essence of Buddhism" by Various, Edwin Arnold. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Jâtakamâla, Or, a Garland of Birth Stories

Download Jâtakamâla, Or, a Garland of Birth Stories PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (118 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Jâtakamâla, Or, a Garland of Birth Stories by : Marie Musaeus-Higgins

Download or read book Jâtakamâla, Or, a Garland of Birth Stories written by Marie Musaeus-Higgins and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bonds of the Dead

Download Bonds of the Dead PDF Online Free

Author :
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226730166
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!


Book Synopsis Bonds of the Dead by : Mark Michael Rowe

Download or read book Bonds of the Dead written by Mark Michael Rowe and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. For that reason, Japanese Buddhism’s social and economic base has long been in mortuary services—a base now threatened by public debate over the status, treatment, and location of the dead. Bonds of the Dead explores the crisis brought on by this debate and investigates what changing burial forms reveal about the ways temple Buddhism is perceived and propagated in contemporary Japan. Mark Rowe offers a crucial account of how religious, political, social, and economic forces in the twentieth century led to the emergence of new funerary practices in Japan and how, as a result, the care of the dead has become the most fundamental challenge to the continued existence of Japanese temple Buddhism. Far from marking the death of Buddhism in Japan, Rowe argues, funerary Buddhism reveals the tradition at its most vibrant. Combining ethnographic research with doctrinal considerations, this is a fascinating book for anyone interested in Japanese society and religion.