Jatakas. Tales of Buddha. Volume 2

In the second volume of the anthology of Jatakas, retold by Ken and Visakha Kawasaki, 91 tales out of 217 have been included to introduce the modern Western reader to the ancient genre of Indian parables about the earthly reincarnations... of Buddha. It is believed that Buddha himself used these tales to convey teachings to people. The enormous popularity of these stories has not waned for three millennia — their plots have permeated the canons of fairy tales of many nations, which can be explained not only by the captivating nature of the magical stories themselves but also by the moral instruction on eternal values and the precise description of the most important human problems — those that remain unchanged across all times and cultures.
 
Jatakas. Tales of Buddha. Volume 1
Jatakas. Tales of Buddha. Volume 2