Ralston

The Bible of Tibet

Tibetan Tales from Indian Sources

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2005. This is the first collection translated and edited of the most significant scripture from the Buddhist literature of South Asia. It was on the basis of this collection that the English-speaking reader became acquainted with the 'Bible of Tibet'. This collection still represents the most complete collection of Buddhist teachings and is indispensable to the study of that subject.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 442
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 667g
• ISBN-13: 9781138964662
• ISBN-10: 1138964662
• Artikelnr.: 47271992

Autorenporträt

W.R.S. Ralston was a well known traveller and scholar, and was also prominent in the field of Slavic and Russian folktales.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 King Mandhatar
Chapter 2 Kusa Jataka
Chapter 3 Adarsamukha
Chapter 4 The Clever Thief
Chapter 5 Sudhana Avadana
Chapter 6 Prince Jivaka as the King of Physicians
Chapter 7 Visakha
Chapter 8 Mahaushadha and Visakha
Chapter 9 Mahakasyapa and Bhadra
Chapter 10 Utpalavarna
Chapter 11 Krisa Gautami
Chapter 12 Susroni
Chapter 13 The Over-Reached Actor
Chapter 14 The Dumb Cripple
Chapter 15 Rshyasringa
Chapter 16 Visvantara
Chapter 17 The Fulfilled Prophecy
Chapter 18 The Two Brothers
Chapter 19 The Punishment of a Varice
Chapter 20 The Magician's Pupil
Chapter 21 How a Woman Requites Love
Chapter 22 The Flight of the Beasts
Chapter 23 The Five Lovers
Chapter 24 The Virtuous Animals
Chapter 25 The Ichneumon, the Mouse, and the Snake
Chapter 26 The Grateful Animals and the Ungrateful Man
Chapter 27 The Ungrateful Lion
Chapter 28 The Tricked Elephant
Chapter 29 The Wolf and the Sheep
Chapter 30 Oxen as Witnesses
Chapter 31 The Stubborn and the Willing Oxen
Chapter 32 The Ass as a Singer
Chapter 33 The Jackal as Calumniator
Chapter 34 The Two Otters and the Jackal
Chapter 35 The Jackal Saves the Lion
Chapter 36 The Blue Jackal
Chapter 37 The Jackal Hanged by the Ox
Chapter 38 The Jackal in the Elephants Footprints
Chapter 39 The Guilty Dogs
Chapter 40 The Hypocritical Cat
Chapter 41 The Gazelle and the Hunter
Chapter 42 The Monkeys Saved from Death
Chapter 43 Incredulity Punished
Chapter 44 The Wise and the Foolish Monkey Chiefs
Chapter 45 The Monkeys and the Moon
Chapter 46 The Peacock as Bridegroom
Chapter 47 The Crow with the Golden Cap
Chapter 48 The Revengeful Crow
Chapter 49 The United Pheasants
Chapter 50 Three Tales about Artists