Jātaka tales are ancient Indian folktales that form a part of Buddhist teaching, telling stories of the Buddha’s past lives. Akin to Aesop’s fables, some strikingly similar, they urge the listener to moral behavior and often, more than that, point a way to real insight. - Summary by Scotty Smith
Chapters
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INTRODUCTION Read by Scotty Smith 19:25
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THE LITTLE GILDMASTER; THE KING AND THE STICK-GATHERER; KING MAKHĀDEVA’S GREY HAIRS; THE COLD HALF OF THE MONTH Read by Scotty Smith 13:33
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THE FEAST OF THE DEAD; THE MONKEYS AND THE OGRE; THE GUILTY DOGS; THE DISCONTENTED OX Read by Scotty Smith 19:13
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THE PEACOCK’S WOOING; THE FOWLER AND THE QUAILS; THE OLDEST OF THE ANIMALS; THE CRANE AND THE CRAB Read by Scotty Smith 15:09
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THE HAUGHTY SLAVE; THE PIGEON AND THE CROW; THE FOOLISH FRIEND; THE STUPID MONKEYS Read by Scotty Smith 13:49
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THE ROBBERS AND THE TREASURE; GREAT KING GOODNESS Read by Scotty Smith 23:38
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PRINCE FIVE-WEAPONS; THE BRAHMIN’S SPELL Read by Scotty Smith 21:40
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THE VALUE OF A BROTHER; THE GRATEFUL ANIMALS Read by Scotty Smith 14:32
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THE GREAT DREAMS Read by Scotty Smith 28:21
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THE CONVERTED MISER; THE VALIANT DWARF Read by Scotty Smith 21:38
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THE STOLEN JEWELS; THE TOO-CLEVER MERCHANT; THE LOQUACIOUS BRAHMIN; THE THREE FISHES Read by Scotty Smith 16:14
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THE LUCKY SNEEZE; THE HYPOCRITICAL JACKAL; THE GOLDEN GOOSE; THE GRATEFUL MOUSE Read by Scotty Smith 15:09
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THE TREACHEROUS CHAMELEON; THE CUNNING JACKAL; THE FOOLHARDY JACKAL; THE FOOLISH CROWS Read by Scotty Smith 13:07
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THE GREEDY JACKAL CAUGHT; THE RASH MAGICIAN; THE TWO GOOD KINGS Read by Scotty Smith 12:08
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THE GRATEFUL ELEPHANT; THE PET ELEPHANT; THE MONGOOSE AND THE SNAKE; THE JACKAL BETRAYED BY HIS HOWL Read by Scotty Smith 16:37
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THE PENNY-WISE MONKEY; THE INCOMPARABLE ARCHER; THE MAGIC TREASURES Read by Scotty Smith 22:03
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THE ASS IN THE LION’S SKIN; THE PRIEST IN HORSE-TRAPPINGS; INGRATITUDE PUNISHED Read by Scotty Smith 16:40
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THE GOBLIN CITY; THE TELL-TALE PARROT; THE CHOICE OF A HUSBAND; THE FOOLHARDY CROW Read by Scotty Smith 12:23
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THE WOODPECKER, TORTOISE, AND ANTELOPE; THE CROCODILE AND THE MONKEY; THE BRAHMIN AND THE ACROBAT; THE TORTOISE AND THE GEESE Read by Scotty Smith 15:15
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THE STOLEN PLOUGHSHARES; THE HERO’S TASKS Read by Scotty Smith 17:43
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DEFEATING THE KING OF DEATH; THE JACKAL’S SPELL; THE JUDAS-TREE Read by Scotty Smith 11:43
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THE JUDGEMENTS OF KING MIRROR-FACE Read by Scotty Smith 23:23
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THE CRAB AND THE ELEPHANT; THE OWL AS KING; THE ELEPHANT-TRAINER’S LUCK; THE WISHING CUP Read by Scotty Smith 15:04
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THE JACKAL AND THE CROW; THE WOLF’S SABBATH; THE KING AND THE FRUIT-GIRL; THE WOODPECKER AND THE LION Read by Scotty Smith 8:33
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THE HARE’S SELF-SACRIFICE; UNASKED-FOR ADVICE; THE FLIGHT OF THE BEASTS; THE CONCEITED MENDICANT Read by Scotty Smith 18:12
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THE IMPERMANENCE OF WORLDLY JOYS; THE TESTING OF VIRTUE; A KING’S LIFE SAVED BY SPELLS Read by Scotty Smith 15:31
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THE HERON’S REVENGE; THE LION AND THE BULL; THE QUAIL’S FRIENDS; QUEEN SUSONDĪ Read by Scotty Smith 17:46
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THE BETRAYER BETRAYED; THE CAT AND THE COCK; THE LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS Read by Scotty Smith 20:39
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THE THEFT OF A SMELL; THE LION IN BAD COMPANY; THE OTTERS AND THE JACKAL Read by Scotty Smith 11:02
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THE BRAHMIN AND THE SNAKE; THE BRAHMIN’S REVENGE ON THE MONKEYS Read by Scotty Smith 19:22
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THE MONKEY’S HEROIC SELF-SACRIFICE; THE ADVENTURES OF THE PRINCE AND HIS BROTHER Read by Scotty Smith 19:25
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THE PANTHER AND THE GOAT; THE GRATEFUL PARROT Read by Scotty Smith 9:37
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THE GOBLIN’S GIFT Read by Scotty Smith 25:11
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THE WISE GOAT AND THE JACKAL; THE UNGRATEFUL SON Read by Scotty Smith 15:54
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THE TEN SLAVE-BRETHREN Read by Scotty Smith 22:00
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RĀMA AND SĪTĀ; THE WICKED STEP-MOTHER Read by Scotty Smith 23:26
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THE LOST CHARM; THE PRINCE’S WOOING AND THE THRONE OF THE BUDDHAS Read by Scotty Smith 22:47
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THE FOLLY OF GARRULITY; THE HAWKS AND THEIR FRIENDS Read by Scotty Smith 29:10
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THE PRINCE WHO COULD NOT LAUGH Read by Scotty Smith 19:38
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A LOST FRIEND FOUND BY A SONG Read by Scotty Smith 15:54
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KING SIVI Read by Scotty Smith 17:46
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THE EVILS OF STRONG DRINK Read by Scotty Smith 9:58
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THE WHITE SIX-TUSKED ELEPHANT Read by Scotty Smith 29:18
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THE THREE WISE BIRDS Read by Scotty Smith 17:37
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A KING FINDS HIS FRIEND THROUGH A SONG Read by Scotty Smith 21:18
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THE UGLY BRIDEGROOM Read by Scotty Smith 1:07:52
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THE NINETEEN PROBLEMS Read by Scotty Smith 43:40
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