Husband, Wife, Lover, and Mango Tree
In a certain village lived an honest man who had a wife both beautiful and clever, but devoted to another […]
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 […]
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 Cap Seller and the Monkeys
Once a cap-seller wandered about to sell his caps. He was tired of walking here and there. He lay down […]
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 […]