Research Catalog

Title

Buddhist tales for young and old. Vol. 1. Stories 1-50, Prince Goodspeaker / interpreted by Kurunegoda Piyatissa maha thera ; stories told by Todd Anderson ; illustrated by Sally Bienemann, Millie Byrum, Mark Gilson.

Author

Anderson, Todd.

Publication

New York : Buddhist Literature Society Inc., 1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Piyatissa, Kuruṇēgoḍa, Nāhimi.
• Bienemann, Sally.
• Byrum, Millie.
• Gilson, Mark.

Description

xviii, 265 p. : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.

Alternative Title

• Prince Goodspeaker
• Jataka stories 1-50

Subjects

• Buddhist parables
• Jataka stories, English
• Buddhist stories

Note

• Numbering of the stories follows the numbering of V. Fausboll's edition of "Buddhist birth stories : or, Jataka tales".

Source (note)

• Stephan Hillyer Levitt.

Contents

Demons in the desert -- Finding a new spring -- The golden plate -- The mouse merchant -- The price maker -- Prince Goodspeaker and the water demon -- Little Prince No-Father -- The one-hundredth prince -- The king with one gray hair -- The happy monk -- Beauty and gray -- King Banyan deer -- Mountain Buck and Village Doe -- The wood-deer and the honey-grass -- The fawn who played hooky -- The fawn who played dead -- The wind and the moon -- The goat who saved the priest -- The god in the banyan tree -- The monkey king and the water demon -- The tree that acted like a hunter -- The dog king silver -- The great horse knowing-one -- Dirty bath water -- Ladyface -- Best friends -- The bull called Delightful -- Grandma's Blackie -- Big Red, Little Red and No-squeal -- The heaven of 33 -- The dancing peacock -- The Quail King and the hunter -- The fortunate fish -- The baby quail who could not fly away -- Wise birds and foolish birds -- The birth of a banyan tree -- The crane and the crab -- Buried treasure -- The silent Buddha -- The curse of Mittavinda -- The pigeon and the crow -- Bamboo's father -- Two stupid children -- Watering the garden -- Salty liquor -- The magic priest and the kidnaper gang -- The groom who lost his bride to the stars -- The prince who had a plan.

Call Number

JFE 09-775

ISBN

• 0964176815
• 9780964176812

OCLC

35645924

Author

Anderson, Todd.

Title

Buddhist tales for young and old. Vol. 1. Stories 1-50, Prince Goodspeaker / interpreted by Kurunegoda Piyatissa maha thera ; stories told by Todd Anderson ; illustrated by Sally Bienemann, Millie Byrum, Mark Gilson.

Imprint

New York : Buddhist Literature Society Inc., 1995.

Added Author

Piyatissa, Kuruṇēgoḍa, Nāhimi.

Bienemann, Sally.

Byrum, Millie.

Gilson, Mark.

Research Call Number

JFE 09-775