English1-4-1 The Father Wept Upon Understanding His Son’s Heart (Life of Gautama Buddha 07)
Once upon a time, Prince Siddhartha, son of King Suddhodana, reached the age of nineteen. Harboring the desire to renoun...
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English1-3-3 Learned About Death and Thought About How to Live (Life of Gautama Buddha 06)
At that time, there was a Brahmin's son named Udaayin. He was wise, intelligent, and eloquent. The king summoned him and...
English1-3-2 Understanding Aging and Sickness (Life of Gautama Buddha 05)
Once, the prince heard that many flowers were blooming in abundance and that a clear, refreshing spring was flowing near...
English1-3-1 The Prince Showed No Interest in Women (Life of Gautama Buddha 04)
Once upon a time, Prince Siddhartha, the son of King Suddhodana, turned seventeen. The king gathered his ministers and d...
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...
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...