Tales of misers: a collection of jataka tales
By: Amar Chitra Katha
Language: English Series: Jataka, panchatantra and hitopadesha collection (24 titles)Publisher: Mumbai -- Amar Chitra Katha -- 2007Description: 27pISBN: 9788184820409DDC classification: 741.5 AMA/T Summary: Ilisa and Kesiya, two misers, foolishly filled their lives with worry. Had they understood the joy of giving and sharing, how much happier they and their families, would have been! Buddha's most important message, that desire and greed block the path to eternal bliss, is reiterated in the Jataka tales. These light-hearted parables teach us to respect ourselves as well as others. But, like Manduka, they also relish an occasion to get a fool to part with his money!Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Literature | Central Library Literature (Nila Campus) | Comics | 741.5 AMA/T | Available | 08144 |
Ilisa and Kesiya, two misers, foolishly filled their lives with worry. Had they understood the joy of giving and sharing, how much happier they and their families, would have been! Buddha's most important message, that desire and greed block the path to eternal bliss, is reiterated in the Jataka tales. These light-hearted parables teach us to respect ourselves as well as others. But, like Manduka, they also relish an occasion to get a fool to part with his money!