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Jataka Stories in Theravada Buddhism: Narrating the Bodhisatta Path

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Jataka Stories in Theravada Buddhism: Narrating the Bodhisatta Path - Appleton, Naomi, Dr.
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Jataka stories (stories about the previous births of the Buddha) are very popular in Theravada Buddhist countries, where they are commonly used in sermons, children's books, plays, poetry, temple illustrations, rituals and festivals. Buddhist tradition tells us that the stories illustrate the gradual path to perfection exemplified by the Buddha in his previous births, when he was a bodhisatta (buddha-to-be). This book explores the shifting role of the stories in Buddhist doctrine, practice, and creative expression, finally ...

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Jataka Stories in Theravada Buddhism: Narrating the Bodhisatta Path 2016, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9781138273658

Trade paperback

Jataka Stories in Theravada Buddhism: Narrating the Bodhisatta Path 2010, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9781409410928

Hardcover