| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 198 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
Man. The Brahman in the graveyard -- Good King Nala's downfall -- The wisdom of a child |
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Woman. The carpenter's wife -- Savatri and the god of death -- The radiant Sambula -- The queen who cried rape -- The prostitute who lost her charm |
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Children. A goddess is born -- A journey into hell -- How a king learned to care for parents -- The only-child who left home |
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King. The serpent with one hundred heads -- The wise old crow -- A king and a dove -- As the king, so the kingdom -- A deer king offers his life -- The day the sun did not rise |
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Teacher/priest. The Brahman and the demons -- The curse of a Brahman -- Buddha sets the wheel in motion -- A teacher's tricky test -- How the clever father saved his sons |
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Ascetic. The monkey-faced suitor -- The destruction of love -- Buddha finds a middle path -- The man who wouldn't be king |
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Courage. The warrior's death -- The goddess who drank blood -- The goat who laughed and cried -- King Goodness refuses to fight |
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Purity. A test of fire -- The suitable husband -- How a youth lost his virtue -- The Brahman and the sacred river |
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Generosity. The gift of crows -- A mistaken gift -- The king who gave away his kingdom -- The Buddhist Job -- A mansion in heaven |
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Self-sacrifice. Death's substitute -- A handful of rice -- The hare in the moon -- The eye transplant |
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Truthfulness. An act of truth -- The power of a lie -- The eye restored -- The woman who cursed herself -- Pride goeth before a fall |
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Self-control. The foolish jackal -- The standing ascetic -- The mute prince -- The servant who tested her mistress |
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Asceticism. A boon of immortality -- Arjuna's penance -- Asceticism now, nymphs later! -- The ascetic who visited home |
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Detachment. The boy who laughed at death -- The well of life -- The man who didn't notice women -- The destruction of the world |
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Compassion. The dove and the mouse -- The ascetic and the deer -- Tend the sick -- The dying Buddha's compassion |
| Summary |
Includes stories about family and social roles and lay and monastic values |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Tales -- India
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Tales -- India -- History and criticism
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Tales
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Indische godsdiensten.
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India
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shinn, Larry D., 1942-
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| LC no. |
80019740 |
| ISBN |
9780195365351 |
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0195365356 |
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9786610533176 |
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6610533172 |
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