Jataka Tale: The Careless Lion Once upon a time, the Five Training Steps were not yet known in the world. There was a very wealthy man living in Benares who owned a large herd of cattle. He hired a man to look after them. During the time of year […]
Buddhist Stories for Children
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Jataka Tale: King Banyan Deer Once upon a time, an unusual and beautiful deer was born in the forests near Benares, in northern India. Although he was as big as a young colt, it was easy for his mother to give birth to him. When he opened his eyes, […]
Jataka Tale: The Happy Monk Once upon a time, there was a high class rich man. As he became older, he realized that the suffering of old age was about the same for rich and poor alike. So he gave up his wealth and class position, and went into the […]
Jataka Tale: The Price Maker Long ago in a faraway kingdom, there lived a king who ruled in Benares, in northern India. One of his ministers was called the Royal Price Maker, and he was a very honest man. His job was to set a fair price for anything […]
Once there was a woman named Hariti who would eat children. Though she loved her own children dearly, she would steal other people’s children and feast upon them. All the parents who heard of her worried that they would lose their children someday.Eventually, the Buddha heard of this woman and […]
