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The Bodhisatta was once an ascetic who had many followers studying with him in the Himalayas. One time they all went down from the mountains to get salt and seasoning, and took up residence in a park near the king’s palace. The Bodhisatta…

The Bodhisatta was once a quail. He was the leader of many thousands of quails living in the forest. A clever hunter worked this forest and he led quails to him by imitating their call, then throwing his net over the gathered birds. The…

If the status of Buddhism in the 19th century Sri Lanka and India were to be compared to a sky, that sky was engulfed by darkness unrelieved. Through that inky blackness emerged a shining beacon of light in the form of Anagarika Dharmapala…

The Bodhisatta was once the son of two ascetics. The chiefs of two hunting villages, long-time friends, vowed they would marry two of their children to each other when they reached the right age. In time, one had a son and the other a…

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings- -nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much: If any contemporary…

The Bodhisatta was once a golden mallard. All the birds chose him as their king. He had granted his lovely daughter one wish, and she asked to choose her own husband. So the Bodhisatta called all manner of birds to gather. Taken by his…

The Bodhisatta was once a pigeon. He and the flock he led fed around an ascetic’s forest hut, and visited him from time to time to hear his wise words. After the ascetic had lived there for fifty years, the villagers served him a meal of…

The Bodhisatta was once an ascetic who lived alone in the Himalayas. One time he went down to a city to get salt and seasoning. While out on a morning alms round, the Bodhisatta met a mahout who was very impressed by his demeanor and began…

The Bodhisatta was once a young brahmin in a small village. He spent his life doing good deeds and always kept the five precepts. The other men of the village used to get drunk and commit murder and other crimes. But inspired by the…

Buddhism affirms the overarching importance of good intentions. Good karma or positive choices can lead to better future circumstances and the possibility of liberation from this sorrowful samsaric journey. We aim to organize different…