Garland of the Buddha's Past Lives (Volume 2). Aryashura

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      First Edition 2009

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      ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-9583-5 (cloth : alk. paper)

      ISBN-10: 0-8147-9583-8 (cloth : alk. paper)

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Aryasura.

      [Jatakamala. English & Sanskrit]

      Garland of the Buddha’s past lives / by Arya Sura;

      translated by Justin Meiland. -- 1st ed.

      p. cm.

      Miracle stories of the Buddha’s past lives.

      In English and Sanskrit (romanized) on facing pages;

      includes translation from Sanskrit.

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-9583-5 (cloth : alk. paper)

      ISBN-10: 0-8147-9583-8 (cloth : alk. paper)

      1. Buddhist stories, Sanskrit--Translations into English.

      2. Aryasura--Translations into English.

      I. Meiland, Justin, 1973- II. Title.

      BQ1462.E5M47 2009

      294.3’82325--dc22

      2008046726

      CONTENTS

CSL Conventions vii

Introduction xv

GARLAND OF THE BUDDHA’S PAST LIVES – II

Story 21 The Smaller Birth-story of Bodhi 3

Story 22 The Birth-story of the Goose 27

       Story 23 The Larger Birth-story of Bodhi 81

       Story 24 The Birth-story of the Great Ape 127

       Story 25 The Birth-story of the Sharabha Deer 153

       Story 26 The Birth-story of the Antelope 173

       Story 27 The Birth-story of the Great Monkey 203

       Story 28 The Birth-story of Kshanti·vadin 227

       Story 29 The Birth-story of Brahma 267

       Story 30 The Birth-story of the Elephant 299

       Story 31 The Birth-story of Suta·soma 327

       Story 32 The Birth-story of Ayo·griha 385

       Story 33 The Birth-story of the Buffalo 413

       Story 34 The Birth-story of the Woodpecker 427

       Notes 445

       Emendations to the Sanskrit Text 455

       Glossary of Common Names, Terms, and Epithets 477

CSL CONVENTIONS

      Sanskrit Alphabetical Order

      Vowels:

      Gutturals:

      Palatals:

      Retroflex:

      Dentals:

      Labials:

      Semivowels:

      Spirants:

      Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation

      but

      father

      sit

      fee

      put

      boo

      vocalic r, American pur-

      dy or English pretty

      lengthened r

      vocalic l, able

      made, esp. in Welsh pro-

      nunciation

      bite

      rope, esp. Welsh pronun-

      ciation; Italian solo

      sound

      anusvard nasalizes the pre-

      ceding vowel

      visarga, a voiceless aspira-

      tion (resembling the En-

      glish h), or like Scottish

      loch, or an aspiration with

      a faint echoing of the last

      element of the preceding

      vowel so that taih is pro-

      nounced taihⁱ

      luck

      blockhead

      go

      bighead

      anger

      chili

      matchhead

      jog

      aspirated j, hedgehog

      canyon

      retroflex t, try (with the

      tip of tongue turned up

      to touch the hard palate)

      same as the preceding but

      aspirated

      retroflex d (with the tip

      of tongue turned up to

      touch the hard palate)

      same as the preceding but

      aspirated

      retroflex n (with the tip

      of tongue turned up to

      touch the hard palate)

      French tout

      tent hook

      dinner

      guidhall

      now

      pill

      upheaval