Jataka Tales

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Jataka Tales are often short narratives which tell the stories of the lives of the Buddha before he reached Enlightenment. When, in the process of meditating beneath the Bodhi Tree, the cure for life`s suffering was revealed to him. Before reaching his last life as the Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha lived 550 successive lives in which he behaved justly and generously, accumulating merit during each life, until finally reaching Enlightenment. In some of his lives he is born as human, while in others he is an animal, such as a deer a monkey or an elephant. The Buddha himself used the Jataka stories to explain concepts like karma and rebirth and to emphasise the importance of certain moral values. The story of each of these earlier lives, like a fable, is meant to convey the lessons of moral behaviour.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Clifford Sawhney

Clifford Sawhney has over 20 years' experience in the print media, corporate communications and publishing industry. Besides writing a plethora of articles on varied topics, he has also edited a couple of magazines and helped launch five periodicals. His writings have appeared in the Hindustan Times, Discover India, Life Positive, Parade, Parenting, Clarity, Debonair, Hotel & Food Service, Rave, e-Commerce, The Diplomatist, and other periodicals. Currently a consultant in the print media and publishing industry, the author imparts the same professional touch to his books that he did as a journalist. The Book of Common & Uncommon Proverbs is his fourth book for Pustak Mahal, after Medical Jokes & Humour, The World's Greatest Seers & Philosophers and Strange But True Facts.

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Title
Jataka Tales
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8178060884
Length
95p.
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