Once a Peacock, Once an Actress - Twenty-Four Lives of the Bodhisattva From Haribhatta''s 'Jatakamala'

Klappentext Peter Khoroche's translation of Arya Sura's "Jatakamala" (ca. fourth century) has sold more than fifteen-hundred copies in each of its editions. We now have a new translation of the "Jatakamala" by Haribhatta, a later contemporary of Arya Sura's. Like the earlier volume, this one contains rare examples of the earliest extant writings from Sanskrit's classical period. To date, six of the thirty-four stories from the work are still lost to time, but even in its truncated form, the tales, in Khoroche's splendid, fluid renderings, amply illustrate the Buddha's single-minded devotion to the good of all creatures in each of his incarnations. Here we have stories of an actress and a peacock, as noted in the title, but also tales of kings and monkeys, sages and fools, lions and elephants, princes and fairies, in equal measure entertaining, surprising, and moving--in addition to edifying. These unique tales of bravery, romance, sex, death, and, ultimately, rebirth, will be greeted by a very appreciate audience.

Product details

• Authors: Haribhatta
• Assisted by: Peter Khoroche (Translation), Khoroche Peter (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9780226485966
• ISBN: 978-0-226-48596-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Literature: history & criticism, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales