Once the Buddha Was a Monkey
Subtitle: Arya Sura's "Jatakamala"
Contributors: Peter Khoroche (Translator)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: October 26, 1989
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780226780030
Subjects: Buddhism; Sacred texts; Religion - World Religions; Religion; Buddhism - General; Religion / Buddhism; Gautama Buddha; Jataka; Jåataka; Khuddakanikaya; Khuddakanikåaya.; Paraphrases, English; Pre-existence; Suttapitaka; Suttapiòtaka.; Tipitaka; Tipiòtaka.
First sentence: ALREADY IN HIS PREVIOUS INCARnations the Lord was wont to lavish disinterested affection on all beings, identifying himself with every living creature.