Vessantara Jataka. The Story of the Birth of Vessantara

Vessantara Jataka. The Story of the Birth of Vessantara

The Vessantara Jataka is a very well-known and popular story both in Asia and beyond about the past birth of the Buddha Gotama. In the Theravada tradition, it is the last and most significant of the 547 Jatakas. This story... narrates the penultimate birth of Gotama, in which the Bodhisattva, achieving unparalleled generosity, gives away his wife and children. Versions of this Jataka exist in other canonical traditions, in the Sanskrit version, in Chinese, in Tibetan, as well as versions in Newar, Sogdian, Hotanese, Thai, Burmese, Sinhalese, and other languages.

Printhouse: Ganga

Series: Pali Canon

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2024

ISBN: 9785907658752

Number of pages: 240

Size: 208х132х15 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 374 g

ID: 1712345

The Vessantara Jataka is a very well-known and popular story both in Asia and beyond about the past birth of the Buddha Gotama. In the Theravada tradition, it is the last and most significant of the 547 Jatakas. This story narrates the penultimate birth of Gotama, in which the Bodhisattva, achieving unparalleled generosity, gives away his wife and children. Versions of this Jataka exist in other canonical traditions, in the Sanskrit version, in Chinese, in Tibetan, as well as versions in Newar, Sogdian, Hotanese, Thai, Burmese, Sinhalese, and other languages.

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