
Elephant and Ungrateful Forester
The whole earth will not satisfy an ungrateful man. Jātaka 72: i. 319-322. To an ungrateful man. This parable was […]
A story can teach much more than entire philosophical treatises.
Religions from all over the world have used storytelling as a medium to convey their messages of wisdom.
One such religion is Buddhism, which for centuries has used parables, anecdotes, fables and tales to help people develop awareness by offering them enlightening insights and moral life lessons. This culminates in the teachings of Zen Buddhism, a tradition famous for using short stories extensively to arise in Buddhist monks and students a deeper, more comprehensive understanding of reality.
In this section of Lukamari.com, we’ve collected some popular Buddhist short stories, translated in English by various translators and authors. Some of them are easy to understand, others need more time to ponder at, but all of them are profoundly meaningful.
These short stories will assist you in your journey to peace and contentment, if you pay them close attention and let them talk to the depths of your being.
May you learn and enjoy.
The whole earth will not satisfy an ungrateful man. Jātaka 72: i. 319-322. To an ungrateful man. This parable was […]
Driftwood is worth more than some men. Jātaka 73: i. 322-327. True is this saying of some men of the […]
Where there’s a will, there’s a way! Relying on Noble-heart. This parable was related by the Teacher while he was […]
A tailor who used to make robes for the brotherhood was wont to cheat his customers, and thus prided himself […]
There was a bhikkhu who had great difficulty in keeping his senses and passions under control; so, resolving to leave […]
There was a householder’s son who went away into a distant country, and while the father accumulated immeasurable riches, the […]
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in […]
Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. […]
A martial arts student went to his teacher and said earnestly, “I am devoted to studying your martial system. How […]
There was a man born blind, and he said: “I do not believe in the world of light and appearance. […]