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Buddhist tales and folk stories from Southeast Asian traditions.

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The Foolish Valuer Jataka Tales Ages 6-8

The Foolish Valuer

The Foolish Valuer: Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English Once on a time Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares in

The Faggot-Bearer Jataka Tales Ages 6-8

The Faggot-Bearer

The Faggot-Bearer: Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English Once on a time in Benares Brahmadatta the king, having

The Gray Hair Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Gray Hair

A Jataka tale about the ancient king Makhadeva, who retires to the forest on seeing his first gray hair. A story about mindfulness and timely detachment.

The Happy Monk Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Happy Monk

The Happy Monk: Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English In the city of Rajagaha there was a king named Bimbisara.

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The Two Stags Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

The Two Stags

The Two Stags: Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English In a certain forest there lived two stags, brothers born

The Banyan Deer (Nigrodhamiga Jataka) Jataka Tales Ages 6-8

The Banyan Deer (Nigrodhamiga Jataka)

The Banyan Deer (Nigrodhamiga Jataka): Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English In the kingdom of Varanasi there

How the Turtle Saved His Own Life Jataka Tales Ages 3-5

How the Turtle Saved His Own Life

How the Turtle Saved His Own Life: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English A KING once had a lake made in the

The Wise and Foolish Merchants Jataka Tales All Ages

The Wise and Foolish Merchants

The Wise and Foolish Merchants: Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English Once on a time in the city of Benares in

The Golden Bowl Jataka Tales Ages 9-12

The Golden Bowl

The Golden Bowl: Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English Once on a time in the kingdom of Seri, five aeons ago

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