Story of Shravan Kumar
Long-time ago, there lived a boy called Shravan Kumar. He was very unfortunate as both of his parents were blind. […]
The King Who Rides a Tiger
A story by Patricia Hitchcock. Part 1 Once, during the reign of a great king, there lived a Brahman priest, […]
Grateful Animals and Ungrateful Man
Driftwood is worth more than some men. Jātaka 73: i. 322-327. True is this saying of some men of the […]
The Greatful Elephant
Where there’s a will, there’s a way! Relying on Noble-heart. This parable was related by the Teacher while he was […]
The Cruel Crane Outwitted
A tailor who used to make robes for the brotherhood was wont to cheat his customers, and thus prided himself […]
You Don’t Die Till You’re Dead
A herbalist, a stone carver and a cook were very close friends, even though the herbalist was a Bonpo, the […]
The Lost Son
There was a householder’s son who went away into a distant country, and while the father accumulated immeasurable riches, the […]
The Color of the Name
The villagers of Kudang, a mix of Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Bonpo, Pagans and Animists, with antecedents from India, China and […]
Journey to Bone and Ash
There was once an old woman called Dechen. People called her Dechen Budhi – Dechen, the old woman. She wasn’t […]