Jatakamala or Garland of Birth Stories By Āryasūra

Anandajoti Bhikkhu

The Jatakamala or Garland of Birth Stories by Aryasura retells in Classical Sanskrit 34 of the Buddha's previous lives, illustrating the virtues he pursued during the time he was striving in previous births before attaining Awakening. The text was beautifully translated by the Dutch scholar J S Speyer and published in 1895 as the first book in the Sacred Books of the Buddhists series. Here it is read in by Anandajoti Bhikkhu, who has also made the text available on the Ancient Buddhist Texts website.

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Chapters

00: Introductory Stanzas	1:53
01: The Story of the Tigress	15:11
02: The Story of the King of the Sibis	28:23
03: The Story of the Small Portion of Gruel	12:39
04: The Story of the Head of A Guild	12:38
05: The Story of Avisahya	16:57
06: The Story of the Hare	21:52
07: The Story of Agastya	25:32
08: The Story of Maitrabala	38:56
09: The Story of Visvantara	55:15
10: The Story of the Sacrifice	25:24
11: The Story of Sakra	11:22
12: The Story of the Brahman	13:03
13: The Story of Unmadayanti	27:04
14: The Story of Suparaga	26:14
15: The Story of the Fish	10:44
16: The Story of the Quails Young	6:48
17: The Story of the Jar	16:59
18: The Story of the Childless One	13:57
19: The Story of the Lotus Stalks	24:17
20: The Story of the Treasurer	21:00
21: The Story of Cuddabodhi	22:14
22: The Story of the Holy Swans	48:11
23: The Story of Mahabodhi	44:38
24: The Story of the Great Ape	23:07
25: The Story of the Sarabha	17:26
26: The Story of the Ruru Deer	27:39
27: The Story of the Great Monkey	23:38
28: The Story of Ksantivadin	40:19
29: The Story of the Inhabitant of the Brahmaloka	29:23
30: The Story of the Elephant	26:54
31: The Story of Sutasoma	57:05
32: The Story of Ayogrha	26:25
33: The Story of the Buffalo	11:29
34: The Story of the Woodpecker	14:30