English1-2-2 Named Siddhartha(Life of Gautama Buddha 03)
1-2① The minister named Makanama went to the king and reported the birth of the prince. He also spoke of the various mi...
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English1-2-2 The Prince Born in the Garden (Life of Gautama Buddha 02)
Once upon a time,Lady Māyā,the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, went with her father, Lord Zengaku, to the Lumbini Garden t...
English1-1 The Queen’s Dream of a White Elephant and Her Conception (Life of Siddhartha Gautama 01)
Once upon a time, when Siddhartha Gautama had not yet become enlightened, he was known as the Bodhisattva Shakyamuni, re...
English20-37 The Bride Whose Body Was Left Only as a Head by Morning
Once upon a time,in Toshichi District, Yamato Province (now Tenri City, Nara Prefecture), there lived a family of great ...
English6-2 The Tale of Buddhism’s Transmission from India to China
Once upon a time, during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Later Han Dynasty (AD 57-75), the emperor had a dream of a gol...
English26-15 The Story of the Disappearing Gold Miner
Once upon a time, in the province of Noto (now Ishikawa Prefecture), iron ore was mined and delivered to the provincial ...
English4-12 The Story of the Priest Who Delivered a False Oracle
Once upon a time, there was a small kingdom in ancient India. In this kingdom, the people believed only in the gods and ...
English26-10 The Siblings Who Became a Couple on a Deserted Island
Once upon a time, there was a low-ranking man living in Hata District, Tosa Province (Kochi Prefecture). He cultivated f...
English4-37 The Tale of the Fish Chanting the Name of Buddha, and How No One Is Left on the Island
Once upon a time, in the southwest of the kingdom of Shishikoku in ancient India, there was a solitary island in the vas...
English27-32 The Woman Who Worked in a Mysterious House
Once upon a time, there was a man named Toyokiyo, a civil servant (Minbu Taifu) responsible for handling the census and ...
English2-38 A Wealthy Man Reborn as a Blind Beggar
Once upon a time, in ancient India, there lived a wealthy father and son. Both were extremely rich and possessed great t...
English14-3 The Woman Who Became a Serpent and the Man Who Was Burned Alive (The Tale of Anchin and Kiyohime)
Once upon a time, two monks were traveling towards Kumano (The holy place). One was an elderly monk, and the other was y...
English1-25 The Story of the Man Who Threw His Treasures into the River
Once upon a time, in ancient India, there lived a man named Warata. Warata's parents were very wealthy, and their home w...
English20-7 The empress who had sexual intercourse with a demon in full view of the public
Once upon a time, there was a woman known as Somedono-no-kisaki, the mother of Emperor Montoku (though in fact she was h...
English5-13 The Tale of the Self-Sacrificing Rabbit
Once upon a time, in India, there were three animals: a rabbit, a fox, and a monkey. They were practicing the Bodhisattv...