When the Buddha was an elephant: 32 animal wisdom tales from the Jataka

"A treasury of traditional Buddhist wisdom tales, illustrated with gorgeous original artwork. Around the beginning of the common era, Indian Buddhists began to collect fables, or Jataka tales, illuminating various human virtues and foibles--from kindness, cooperation, loyalty, and self-discipli...

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Main Author: McGinnis, Mark W. 1950- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston Shambhala 2015
In:Year: 2015
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jat̄aka / Text revision
Further subjects:B Jataka stories, English Paraphrases
B Tipiṭaka Paraphrases, English Tipiṭaka
B JUVENILE FICTION / Country & Ethnic / Fairy Tales & Folklore
B Fables
B Jataka stories, English