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

This excerpt from The Favorite Jataka illustrates a dialogue between a king and a youth who has recovered treasure from thieves. The king, overwhelmed with appreciation…

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

The text narrates the story of Patala, a talented dancer, who laments that the very waters that save people al…

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

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

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

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

"A man, O king, who like fire was the refuge of the people, stole the bundle of jewels. Do not ask me abou…

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

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

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

6) Once upon a time, sire, on the side of the Himalayas grew a tree with forked branches, the dwelling-pl…

Once upon a time in the Himalayas, there was a tree sheltering many birds, but its branches sparked a …

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

In a Benares village, a son is caught between his wife and mother, as his wife, initially affectionate…

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

In this compelling Jataka tale, a wife and her husband conspire to kill her mother-in-law after the wi…

And she stretched a corpse on the bed and covered it over with a cloth, and ran away and hid herself i…

In this story, an old woman cleverly tricks a devil-doctor into believing she is a Yakkha after he dis…

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…

In an ancient city, a joyous father rejoices at the birth of his son. As time passes, the son grows an…

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

In this tale, a king repeatedly questions a young man about a thief, demanding him to catch the culpri…

When they heard what he said, people thought, 'The king, though he ought to have protected others, threw…

This narrative depicts the consequences faced by a corrupt king who, instead of taking responsibility for …

Valähassa-Jataka "They who will neglect," etc.—This story the Master told while staying in Jetavana, about a Brother who had become a…

The Master recounts a tale to a Brother who admits to backsliding due to temptation from a woman. He explains how wom…

Now it happened once that five hundred shipwrecked traders were cast ashore near the city of these sh…

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

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

In a story where merchants find themselves confronted by goblins, one elder merchant realizes the dang…

The traders heard his saying, and cried--"We are going home, master!" joining their hands, and raising them respectfully to the…

In this story, the Bodhisatta aids a group of traders, who respectfully climb onto his back to be safe…

so, even so, they who neglect the advice of the Buddhas, both Brethren and Sisters, lay Brethren and lay Sis…

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

Ghatāsana-Jātaka “Lo! in your stronghold.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, about a cer…

The Ghatāsana-Jātaka narrates the tale of a Brother who struggled with meditation after losing his hut. Despite …

And hereupon the Bodhisatta flew off with such of the birds as followed his advice; but the disobedien…

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