When the Buddha Was an Elephant: 32 Animal Wisdom Tales from the Jataka

Name: When the Buddha Was an Elephant: 32 Animal Wisdom Tales from the Jataka
Brand: SHAMBHALA
SKU: 9781611802641-V
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By McGinnis, Mark W.

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A treasury of traditional Buddhist wisdom tales, illustrated with gorgeous original artwork. The Buddhist jataka tales are simple lessons in living with honesty, wisdom, and compassion that contain the power to transform the hearts and minds of those who hear them. They are stories of the Buddha's past lives-in such forms as a boar, a parrot, a monkey, or a peacock-that have enchanted children and adults for millennia. Their animal characters powerfully and sometimes humorously demonstrate the virtues and foibles to which we humans are prone, and they point the way to more enlightened ways of living. Mark McGinnis retells the jatakas in poetic and accessible language, rendering the Buddhist teachings they contain abundantly clear. Each tale is brought to life by Mark's full-color illustration, making the book a visually stunning entr?e to this edifying and highly entertaining literary tradition.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 96
Release Date:: 2015-12-01
Publication Date:: 2015-12-01
Publisher:: SHAMBHALA
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1611802644
ISBN13:: 9781611802641
Minimum Reading Age:: 4
Maximum Reading Age:: 8
Weight:: 466 g
Height:: 182 cm
Width:: 236 cm
Thickness:: 20 cm

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