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Stories of the Buddha: Being Selections from the Jataka (Dover Books on Eastern Philosophy and Religion)

by Caroline A. F. Rhys Davids

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One of the most important texts in the literature of Buddhism, this collection contains 47 stories that celebrate the previous lives of the Buddha, each offering fascinating insights into the mind and heart of Buddhism. Translated and edited by a distinguished Western scholar of Buddhism.

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Caroline A. F. Rhys Davids

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Genres: Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
DDC/MDS: 294.3 — Religion Other religions Dharmic religions Buddhism
LCC: BQ1462 .E5 .D36 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Buddhism Buddhism Tripit.aka (Canonical literature)
BISAC: PHI PHILOSOPHY Eastern
REL RELIGION Buddhism General

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Published: 1989
Genres: Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
DDC/MDS: 294.3
LCC: BQ1462 .E5 .D36

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