Lustful maidens and ascetic kings : Buddhist and Hindu stories of life / Roy C. Amore, Larry D. Shinn ; illustrations by Sharon Wallace.
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| Other Authors |
Shinn, Larry D., 1942-
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| Subjects |
India.
Indische godsdiensten. Tales -- India -- History and criticism. Tales -- India. Tales. |
| Description |
xii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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| Copyright Date |
1981.
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| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198).
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| Summary |
Includes stories about family and social roles and lay and monastic values.
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| Contents |
Ascetic. The monkey-faced suitor -- The destruction of love -- Buddha finds a middle path -- The man who wouldn't be king.
Asceticism. A boon of immortality -- Arjuna's penance -- Asceticism now, nymphs later! -- The ascetic who visited home. Children. A goddess is born -- A journey into hell -- How a king learned to care for parents -- The only-child who left home. Compassion. The dove and the mouse -- The ascetic and the deer -- Tend the sick -- The dying Buddha's compassion. Courage. The warrior's death -- The goddess who drank blood -- The goat who laughed and cried -- King Goodness refuses to fight. Detachment. The boy who laughed at death -- The well of life -- The man who didn't notice women -- The destruction of the world. Generosity. The gift of crows -- A mistaken gift -- The king who gave away his kingdom -- The Buddhist Job -- A mansion in heaven. 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. Man. The Brahman in the graveyard -- Good King Nala's downfall -- The wisdom of a child. Purity. A test of fire -- The suitable husband -- How a youth lost his virtue -- The Brahman and the sacred river. Self-control. The foolish jackal -- The standing ascetic -- The mute prince -- The servant who tested her mistress. Self-sacrifice. Death's substitute -- A handful of rice -- The hare in the moon -- The eye transplant. 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. Truthfulness. An act of truth -- The power of a lie -- The eye restored -- The woman who cursed herself -- Pride goeth before a fall. 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. |
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Geographic Area |
India
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| Network Numbers |
(OCoLC)6581623
(OCoLC)ocm06581623 |
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| WorldCat Identities | Amore, Roy C., 1942-
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