Lustful maidens and ascetic kings : Buddhist and Hindu stories of life /

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Includes stories about family and social roles and lay and monastic values.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Amore, Roy C., 1942-
Otros Autores: Shinn, Larry D., 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1981.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Tales > India.
Tales > India > History and criticism.
Contes > Inde.
Contes > Inde > Histoire et critique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Tales
Indische godsdiensten.
India
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Man. The Brahman in the graveyard
  • Good King Nala's downfall
  • The wisdom of a child.
  • Woman. The carpenter's wife
  • Savatri and the god of death
  • The radiant Sambula
  • The queen who cried rape
  • The prostitute who lost her charm.
  • Children. A goddess is born
  • A journey into hell
  • How a king learned to care for parents
  • The only-child who left home.
  • King. The serpent with one hundred heads
  • The wise old crow
  • A king and a dove
  • As the king, so the kingdom
  • A deer king offers his life
  • The day the sun did not rise.
  • Teacher/priest. The Brahman and the demons
  • The curse of a Brahman
  • Buddha sets the wheel in motion
  • A teacher's tricky test
  • How the clever father saved his sons.
  • Ascetic. The monkey-faced suitor
  • The destruction of love
  • Buddha finds a middle path
  • The man who wouldn't be king.
  • Courage. The warrior's death
  • The goddess who drank blood
  • The goat who laughed and cried
  • King Goodness refuses to fight.
  • Purity. A test of fire
  • The suitable husband
  • How a youth lost his virtue
  • The Brahman and the sacred river.
  • Generosity. The gift of crows
  • A mistaken gift
  • The king who gave away his kingdom
  • The Buddhist Job
  • A mansion in heaven.
  • Self-sacrifice. Death's substitute
  • A handful of rice
  • The hare in the moon
  • The eye transplant.
  • Truthfulness. An act of truth
  • The power of a lie
  • The eye restored
  • The woman who cursed herself
  • Pride goeth before a fall.
  • Self-control. The foolish jackal
  • The standing ascetic
  • The mute prince
  • The servant who tested her mistress.
  • Asceticism. A boon of immortality
  • Arjuna's penance
  • Asceticism now, nymphs later!
  • The ascetic who visited home.
  • Detachment. The boy who laughed at death
  • The well of life
  • The man who didn't notice women
  • The destruction of the world.
  • Compassion. The dove and the mouse
  • The ascetic and the deer
  • Tend the sick
  • The dying Buddha's compassion.

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