Buddha Stories for All

MORAL Wisdom, Leadership, Gratitude READABILITY Advanced INTRODUCTION To avoid being hunted, a deer in a royal park decides to send victims daily, one by one. When a pregnant doe falls victim, th e king of the deer saves not only his own life, but also the lives of all living creatures.

  MORAL Friendship READABILITY Advanced INTRODUCTION How the hawk got helps from the osprey, the tortoise and the lion to save his younglings?

  MORAL Clear comprehension; Guard the sense-doors READABILITY  Advanced REFLECTION Do not let greed corrupt the mind. Do not soak the mind in anger. Those who restrain the sense faculties, Diligently practice until you reach the goal.

MORAL  The power of precepts READABILITY  Advanced INTRODUCTION A king forbids the ministers to fight against the robber king, yet was captured and buried alive in a forest of abandoned corpses. How did he escape the jackals? How did he become the judge of yakkhas (ogres)? How did he get back his kingdom afterwards? REFLECTION When you see for yourself that you are diligent in perfecting the virtues, The results are indeed that effective; One should not cut off the will to uphold the precepts, Diligence is what should be done.

  *Old Design* [MORAL Do not listen to rumor ] [READABILITY Advanced ] "Find out the truth before blindly following what people do." Storyboard of Duddubha Jātaka To download this story in PDF Picture Book, visit  Here  (go to Jataka Stories>Books ).

MORAL  The dangers of gluttony READABILITY  Advanced INTRODUCTION A jackal eats his way into a dead elephant's carcass and cannot get out. REFLECTION This world is full of temptations. Whether it is eating, drinking or having fun, it is always irresistible. The Bodhisatta was a jackal in a past life. The jackal ran into the dead elephant's body due to greed for food, and lived inside, ate and slept for a few days, but he almost couldn't get out.

MORAL  The power of gratitude, duty and valor READABILITY  Advanced REFLECTION In this story, we can see the value of gratitude. The elephant repaid his kindness by rendering various services to the carpenters who healed his foot and saved his life. Even when the elephant was getting old, it brought his son, the pure white elephant to the carpenter as replacement.