Once the Buddha Was a Monkey: Arya Sura's "Jatakamala"

by Arya Sura

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Here is one of the most entertaining masterpieces of Sanskrit literature rendered in an English translation that fully captures the original's artistry and charm.

Written most probably in the fourth century A.D., the Jatakamala is generally considered the masterpiece of Buddhist literature in Sanskrit. In elegant, courtly style, Arya Sura retells thirty-four traditional stories about the Buddha in his previous incarnations, human and animal...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226782158

ISBN13:9780226782157

Release Date:September 2006

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:294 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

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Buddhism Geography Regional Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies

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