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O Patala, by Ganges swept away, Famous in dance and, skilled in roundelay, Patala, all hail! as thou art borne …

…ates the story of Patala, a talented dancer, who laments that the very waters that save people also bring about his demise. The Bodhisatta uses this to highlight the double-edged nature of kingship, wh…

"Friend, I understand not a hidden story like this. Catch the thieves and bring them to me." Then the Bodhisatta said, "Hear then this, sire, and understand." And he told yet…

…torm causes a flood that injures him. His lament reveals that the very source of his livelihood has become his downfall, illustrating a deep moral lesson on the unpredictability of life and the dangers…

"For even as the mighty earth, sire, which is the refuge of the people, broke the potter's head, even so when a king, who like the mighty earth is the refuge of the whole wo…

This narrative reflects on the nature of leadership and betrayal. A king who should be a refuge becomes a thief, prompting a discussion about justice. Anothe…

"A man, O king, who like fire was the refuge of the people, stole the bundle of jewels. Do not ask me about the thief." "Friend, just bring me the thief." Without telling…

In this parable, a king learns about a thief who stole jewels but is ensnared in another story about excess and c…

"Friend, if you can, bring me the thief." To make the king comprehend, he told yet another story. 5) Formerly, sire, in…

In this story, a friend is implored to bring the thief to the king. To elucidate his request, he shares the tale of a man whose refuge turne…

6) Once upon a time, sire, on the side of the Himalayas grew a tree with forked branches, the dwelling-place of countless birds. Two of its boughs rubbed against one another. Hence …

Once upon a time in the Himalayas, there was a tree sheltering many birds, but its branches sparked a fire. The chief bird warned others to flee, illustrating how a safe…

Then he woke his wife, and they went together and lifting her up, bed and all, threw her into the river. And the crocodiles there killed and ate her. Next day she fou…

In this compelling Jataka tale, a wife and her husband conspire to kill her mother-in-law after the wife's own mother is killed. They attempt to create…

And she stretched a corpse on the bed and covered it over with a cloth, and ran away and hid herself in a mountain cave in that same pl…

In this story, an old woman cleverly tricks a devil-doctor into believing she is a Yakkha after he discovers her in a cave. She lures him with promises of treasure a…

Her husband next day missed her and said, "My dear mother, at this time of day is not your daughter-in-law c…

In this narrative, a husband mourns the absence of his wife, prompting a reflection on the complexities of familial relations…

8) Of old, sire, in this very city a man in answer to his prayer had a son. At his birth the father was full of joy and gladness at the thought of having got a son, and cherished him. …

In an ancient city, a joyous father rejoices at the birth of his son. As time passes, the son grows and, upon his father's old age, cruelly drives him ou…

"I do not understand this, be it fact or no fact: either bring me the thief, or you yourself must be the thief." Thus did the ki…

In this tale, a king repeatedly questions a young man about a thief, demanding him to catch the culprit. The young man perceives the king's inability to shi…

… heard what he said, people thought, 'The king, though he ought to have protected others, threw the blame on another. After he had with his own hands placed his treasure in the tank, he went about look…

This narrative depicts the consequences faced by a corrupt king who, instead of taking responsibility for his actions, shifts the blame onto others…

Once upon a time, there was in the island of Ceylon a goblin town called Sirisavatthu, peopled by she-goblins. When a ship is wrecked, these adorn and deck t…

Once upon a time, in the island of Ceylon, there was a goblin town called Sirisavatthu, populated by she-goblins. They would lure shipwrecked merchants with f…

…t happened once that five hundred shipwrecked traders were cast ashore near the city of these she-goblins. The goblins came up to them and enticed them, till they brought them to their city; those whom…

The narrative unfolds as five hundred shipwrecked traders find themselves near a city inhabited by she-goblins. The goblins lure the traders into their city, binding some with magical chains …

The eldest merchant embraced her, and perceived that she was a goblin. “All the five hundred of them must be goblins!” he t…

In a story where merchants find themselves confronted by goblins, one elder merchant realizes the danger and urges his companions to flee. However, many ch…

so, even so, they who neglect the advice of the Buddhas, both Brethren and Sisters, lay Brethren and lay Sisters, come to great misery in the four he…

This text emphasizes the dire consequences awaiting those who ignore the Buddha's teachings. It contrasts the plight of the heedless with the rewards of those who adhere to h…

Ghatāsana-Jātaka “Lo! in your stronghold.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, about a certain Brother who was given by the Master a subject for me…

The Ghatāsana-Jātaka narrates the tale of a Brother who struggled with meditation after losing his hut. Despite his lay friends' promises to rebu…

Once on a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born a bird. When he came to years of discret…

In Benares, during Brahmadatta's reign, the Bodhisatta is born as a bird and becomes king of the birds i…

And hereupon the Bodhisatta flew off with such of the birds as followed his advice; but the disobedient birds, who sto…

In this tale, the Bodhisatta, embodying the spirit of a king of birds, leads loyal birds to safety while disobedient on…

Dummedha-Jātaka. "Exalted station breeds a fool great woe."—This story was told by the Master while at the Bamboo-grove, about Devadatt…

The Dummedha-Jātaka recounts an episode from the life of the Buddha, where he reflects on the story of Devadatta. Jealous of the Buddha's wisdom and Perfections, …