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The Story of Opatala: A Jataka Tale
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The Story of Opatala: A Jataka Tale
Padakusalamánava-Játaka.1 . "Opatala, by Ganges," etc.—This story the Master dwelling at Jetavana told concerning a certain boy. He was, they say, the so…
This tale, recounted by the Master at Jetavana, tells of a seven-year-old boy from Savatti who could identify his …
The Tale of the Horse-Faced Yakkha
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The Tale of the Horse-Faced Yakkha
Once upon a time in the reign of Brahmadatta, king of Benares, his queen-consort after falling into sin…
Once upon a time, Queen of Benares swore an oath before becoming a horse-faced Yakkha after death. Dwel…
The Yakkha and the Bodhisatta
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The Yakkha and the Bodhisatta
And thenceforth the Yakkha whenever she captured men, also took their clothes and rice and oil and the like, …
This narrative explores the life of a Yakkha who captures men for food, including her husband and son, the Bodhisatta. Living together in a cave, the …
The Boundaries of a Mother's Love
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The Boundaries of a Mother's Love
…er and said, "Do not be afraid, dear father; that you shall return to the haunts of men shall be my charge." And next day when his mother had gone away, he took his father and fled. When the Yakkha ret…
ในเรื่องนี้ พระโพธิสัตว์วางแผนที่จะหนีจากขอบเขตที่แม่ของเขากำหนดไว้ หลังจากที่เขาได้พูดคุยกับแม่เกี่ยวกับพรมแดนที่เธอครอบครองและขนาดของบริเวณที่อนุญาตให้เขาอยู่ เพื่อที่จะสามารถหนีออกไปได้ เมื่อแม่ยอม
The Bodhisatta's Departure
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The Bodhisatta's Departure
… shoulder and rushing on with the swiftness of the wind, by the hint given him by his mother, he reached the bank of the river that was the limit. The mother too, when on her return she missed them, pu…
In this story, the Bodhisatta, prompted by his mother, carries his father across a river, venturing beyond her sphere. The mother desperately pleads for the…
The Bodhisatta's Sacrifice
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The Bodhisatta's Sacrifice
The Bodhisatta, still standing in the river, folded his hands tortoise-wise and took the charm, and saluting his mother cried, “Goodbye, mother.” The Yakkha said, “If you do not return, my …
The Bodhisatta bids farewell to his mother Yakkha, grieving her death after she collapses from sorrow. He honors her with a funeral pyre and returns to Benares with his father. Upon…
The Favorite Jataka
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The Favorite Jataka
After thrice marching round it he said, “My lord, the thieves went down into this tank,” and taking out the tre…
This excerpt from The Favorite Jataka illustrates a dialogue between a king and a youth who has recovered tr…
The Tale of Patala the Dancer
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The Tale of Patala the Dancer
Once upon a time, sire, a certain dancer named Patala lived not far from Benares, in a village on the r…
Once upon a time in a village near Benares, a dancer named Patala, after a day of performances, drunken…
The Favorite Jataka: A Tale of Misfortune
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The Favorite Jataka: A Tale of Misfortune
"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 unders…
In this tale from the Jataka, a potter digging clay in a mountain-cave meets tragedy when a storm causes a flood that injures him. His lament reveal…
The Perils of Kings and Refuges
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The Perils of Kings and Refuges
"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 ear…
This narrative reflects on the nature of leadership and betrayal. A king who should be a refuge becomes a thief, promptin…
The Parable of the Thief and the Refuge
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The Parable of the Thief and the Refuge
…bring me the thief." Without telling the king that he was a thief, he told yet another story. 4) Once, sire, in this very city a man ate to excess and was unable to digest his food. Maddened with pain…
…this parable, a king learns about a thief who stole jewels but is ensnared in another story about excess and consequence. The narratives intertwine, showing how what appears to be a refuge can become a…
The Favorite Jataka
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The Favorite Jataka
"Friend, if you can, bring me the thief." To make the king comprehend, he told yet another story. 5) Formerly, sir…
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 turned perilous when a wind broke his li…
The Crocodile River Plot
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The Crocodile River Plot
…n a village of Benares, sire, on the western side of a gentleman's house was a river full of savage crocodiles, and in this family was an only son, who on the death of his father watched over his mothe…
In a Benares village, a son is caught between his wife and mother, as his wife, initially affectionate, plots to eliminate her mothe…
The Favorite Jatakas: A Tale of Betrayal
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The Favorite Jatakas: A Tale of Betrayal
…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 found out what had happened to her own mother and …
In this compelling Jataka tale, a wife and her husband conspire to kill her mother-in-law after the wife's ow…
The Trickster and the Devil-Doctor
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The Trickster and the Devil-Doctor
And she stretched a corpse on the bed and covered it over with a cloth, and ran away and hid herself in a mountain…
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 l…
A Tale of Loss and Regret
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A Tale of Loss and Regret
…band next day missed her and said, "My dear mother, at this time of day is not your daughter-in-law coming?" Then she reproached him saying, "Fie! you bad man, how do the dead come back?" And she utte…
In this narrative, a husband mourns the absence of his wife, prompting a reflection on the complexities of familial relationships. The mother-in-l…
The Tale of a Son's Betrayal
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The Tale of a Son's Betrayal
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…
In an ancient city, a joyous father rejoices at the birth of his son. As time passes, the son grows and, upon…
เรื่องราวของแก้วหน้าม้า
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เรื่องราวของแก้วหน้าม้า
…นมาแล้ว มีเมืองอยู่เมืองหนึ่งชื่อว่า "มิลลา" ในเมืองนี้มีครอบครัวอยู่ครอบครัวหนึ่งซึ่งมีลูกสาวหน้าต Clายม้า ก่อนคลอดมารดาของนางฝันว่ามีเทวดานำแก้วมาฝากนางนั้น นางจึงตั้งชื่อ ลูกสาวของนางว่านางว่า "มณี"…
เรื่องราวกล่าวถึงนางมณีที่มีหน้าตาประหลาดและสามารถทำนายดินฟ้าอากาศได้อย่างแม่นยำ นางเกิดในครอบครัวหนึ่งในเมืองมิลลาที่มีความเชื่อมโยงกับเทพเจ้าและมีการตั้งชื่อ มณี หรือแก้วหน้าม้า ซึ่งเป็นที่รู้จักในว
เรื่องราวของอิสป: ครูที่สอนบทเรียนชีวิต
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เรื่องราวของอิสป: ครูที่สอนบทเรียนชีวิต
…่านั้น อิสาสามารถส่งตรงได้ด้วยวิจารณญาณของเขาว่าใครเป็นคนอย่างไร รูปร่างลักษณะของอิสป คามาริอุสต์ (Camarius) ผู้เขียนประวัติอิสป ได้พรรณนาว่าอิสปเป็นคนที่มีรูปร่างหน้าตาอับลักษณ์ผิดมนุษย์ คือ จมูกบี ป…
บทความนี้เล่าถึงชีวิตและคุณค่าของอิสป ครูที่มีบทบาทในการสอนหนังสือให้แก่เด็กๆ โดยอิสปมีรูปร่างผิดปกติแต่มีความสามารถในการเล่าเรื่องที่ทำให้ผู้ฟังติดใจในข้อคิดและคติที่สอน วิธีการเล่านิทานของเขาช่วยให้
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