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100 1 _aHaribhatta.
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245 1 0 _aOnce a Peacock, Once an Actress
_bTwenty-Four Lives of the Bodhisattva from Haribhatta's ""Jatakamala"".
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260 _aChicago :
_bUniversity of Chicago Press,
_c(c)2017.
300 _a1 online resource (256 pages)
336 _atext
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505 0 0 _aPreface; Introduction; Prologue; 1. KING PRABHĀSA. King Prabhāsa vows to become a Buddha; 2. JUJUBE ISLAND. As the merchant Supriya, the Bodhisattva gains the jewel that grants all wishes; 3. DHARMAKĀMA. As Dharmakāma, the Bodhisattva barters his life for a wise saying; 4. THE HARE. As a hare, the Bodhisattva offers his life to feed another; 5. KING CANDRAPRABHA. As King Candraprabha, the Bodhisattva gives his head to one who begs for it; 6. RŪPYĀVATĪ. As Rūpyāvatī, the Bodhisattva cuts off her breasts to feed a starving servant-girl
505 0 0 _a7. THE MERCHANT'S SON. As a merchant's son, the Bodhisattva feeds his body to animals8. KING PADMAKA. As King Padmaka, the Bodhisattva turns into a carp to cure his subjects of disease; 9. KING BRAHMADATTA. As King Brahmadatta, the Bodhisattva gives away his food ration in time of famine; 11. THE DEER. As a deer, the Bodhisattva offers himself to the king's butchers in place of a pregnant doe; 12. THE PEACOCK. As a peacock, the Bodhisattva saves a queen from adultery; 14. ŚYĀMA. As Śyāma, the Bodhisattva devotes himself to his blind parents
505 0 0 _a19. THE ELEPHANT. As an elephant, the Bodhisattva helps the hunter who is sent to kill him20. PRINCE CANDRA. As Prince Candra, the Bodhisattva shows forbearance to the minister who wants him killed; 22. THE ANTELOPE. As an antelope, the Bodhisattva sacrifices his life to save his herd from extinction; 23. PRINCE KANAKAVARMAN. As Prince Kanakavarman, the Bodhisattva rescues his sister and her lover from the king's wrath and conquers the goblins who have laid waste a foreign land; 24. MŪLIKA. As Mūlika, a gatherer of medicinal herbs, the Bodhisattva nurses an ailing Pratyekabuddha
505 0 0 _a25. SUDHANA AND THE FAIRY PRINCESS. As Prince Sudhana, the Bodhisattva undergoes many trials to be reunited with his fairy wife26. JĀJVALIN. As the ascetic Jājvalin, the Bodhisattva finds that a dove has nested on his head while he has been meditating. He waits until her chicks are fully fledged before moving; 27. KEŚAVA. As Keśava, a doctor, the Bodhisattva cures a madwoman; 29. NIRUPAMĀ. As Nirupamā, an actress, the Bodhisattva cures an actor of lust; 32. THE LION. As a lion, the Bodhisattva saves the lives of two little monkeys entrusted to him
505 0 0 _a33. ŚAKRA. As Śakra, lord of the gods, the Bodhisattva resuscitates a dead elephant calf34. ŚYENAKA. As Śyenaka, a king's minister, the Bodhisattva renounces the world and reforms the king; Notes; References
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600 0 0 _aGautama Buddha
_xPre-existence.
650 0 _aJataka stories.
650 0 _aBuddhist literature, Sanskrit
_vTranslations into English.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
700 1 _aKhoroche, Peter.
856 4 0 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password.
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_bCynthia Snell
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