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And following in the steps of the king and the priest, he entered the royal closet, and issuing thence he…

In this narrative, a royal figure follows the footsteps of the king and priest, venturing through the palace grounds. He makes a…

After thrice marching round it he said, “My lord, the thieves went down into this tank,” and taking ou…

This excerpt from The Favorite Jataka illustrates a dialogue between a king and a youth who has recovered treasure…

Once upon a time, sire, a certain dancer named Patala lived not far from Benares, in a village on the river’s bank. One day he went into Benares with his wife and af…

Once upon a time in a village near Benares, a dancer named Patala, after a day of performances, drunkenly wades into a river with his lute. As he sinks, his wife conside…

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

The text narrates the story of Patala, a talented dancer, who laments that the very waters that save people also bring about his d…

"Friend, I understand not a hidden story like this. Catch the thieves and bring them to me." Then the…

In this tale from the Jataka, a potter digging clay in a mountain-cave meets tragedy when a storm causes a flood t…

"For even as the mighty earth, sire, which is the refuge of the people, broke the potter's head, even …

This narrative reflects on the nature of leadership and betrayal. A king who should be a refuge becomes a thief, promp…

"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." "Frie…

In this parable, a king learns about a thief who stole jewels but is ensnared in another story about excess and consequence. The narratives inte…

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

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

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 b…

…ce 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 refuge can become a source of dan…

7) In a village of Benares, sire, on the western side of a gentleman's house was a river full of savage crocodiles, an…

In a Benares village, a son is caught between his wife and mother, as his wife, initially affectionate, plots to eliminate her mother-in-law with the hel…

Then he woke his wife, and they went together and lifting her up, bed and all, threw her into the river. And the crocodi…

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 att…

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 place. The husband and wife brought the fire and taking the corpse…

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 and bites off his tongue to …

Her husband 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…

In this narrative, a husband mourns the absence of his wife, prompting a reflection on the complexities of familial relationships. The mother-in-law r…

8) Of old, sire, in this very city a man in answer to his prayer had a son. At his birth the father was f…

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…

…, 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 looking for the thief. …

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

ในความสำเร็จ จนละเลยผู follow ผู ตั้ง คับ บัญชา หรือประชาชน ทั้งมวล นำ มาย ถึง ราย อุุ ธ์ เรือ หมาย ถึง ประ มุข หากผู้นำผู้…

บทความนี้กล่าวถึงความสำคัญของการสนับสนุนจากประชาชนต่อความสำเร็จของผู้นำและผู้ปกครอง หากผู้นำไม่ได้รับการสนับสนุนจากประชาชน ตำแหน่งของเขาอาจไม่มั่นคง เช่นเดียวกับเรือที่ไม่สามารถลอยอยู่ได้หากไม่มีน้ำ ส

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… while staying in Jetavana, about a Brother who had become a backslider. When the Master asked him if it was really true that he was a backslider, the Brother replied that it was true. Being questioned…

The Master recounts a tale to a Brother who admits to backsliding due to temptation from a woman. He explains how women can lead men astray through their allure and ultimately ruin them…

Now it happened once that five hundred shipwrecked traders were cast ashore near the city of these she-goblins. The goblins cam…

The narrative unfolds as five hundred shipwrecked traders find themselves near a city inhabited by she-goblins. The g…

The eldest merchant embraced her, and perceived that she was a goblin. “All the five hundred of them must be goblins!” he thought to himself: “we must make our escape!” So in the ea…

In a story where merchants find themselves confronted by goblins, one elder merchant realizes the danger and urges his companion…