Book

Kindness : a treasury of Buddhist wisdom for children and parents

Call Number

  • J 294.3 CONO (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

Boston, MA : Skinner House Books, [2010]

Physical Description

xix, 164 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 x 23 cm

Summary

Collection of traditional Buddhist tales following the Buddha through his various prior births.

Notes

Originally published: Spokane, WA : Eastern Washington University Press, 2001.

Contents

  • Birdsnest
  • The mustard seed
  • The elephant and the wind: a Jataka tale
  • The monk's heavy load
  • When the horse runs off
  • The noble ibex: a Jataka tale
  • Heaven and hell
  • Many elephants
  • The worth of cherry blossoms
  • The span of life
  • Teaching a thief
  • Anger
  • Gifts for the robber
  • The quarrelsome quails: a Jataka tale
  • Two teachers and tea
  • The Buddha and the Brahmins
  • The broom master
  • The old teacher's test: a Jataka tale
  • Prince Dighavu
  • A man, two tigers, and a strawberry
  • The dung beetle: a Jataka tale
  • Castles of sand
  • The mice who taught the monk to smile
  • The monkey king: a Jataka tale
  • Mr. Kitagaki
  • Great joy the ox: a Jataka tale
  • The thief within
  • The prince and the monster: a Jataka tale
  • Perfecting patience
  • The party
  • The art of attention
  • The scared little rabbit: a Jataka tale
  • Sources of sayings
  • Story sources.

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Valerie Wahl