The Brahmin Who Wouldn't Stop Talking Once upon a time, a long time ago, when Brahmadatta was king in Benares, the Bodhisattva became one of the king's courtiers. At the same time, a Brahmin at the king's court was so talkative and longwinded that when once he started, no one els ...

The Princess's Pearl Necklace Once upon a time, a long time ago, when Brahmadatta was king in Benares, the Bodhisattva, having perfected his education, became captain of the king's guards. One day, the princess and her friends were walking in the palace gardens. Since it was a very hot s ...

The Brahmin Who Wouldn't Stop Talking Once upon a time, a long time ago, when Brahmadatta was king in Benares, the Bodhisattva became one of the king's courtiers. At the same time, a Brahmin at the king's court was so talkative and longwinded that when once he started, no one el ...

Once upon a time, a long time ago, the Bodhisattva was born in a low caste village of the Candelas and became a learned sage. About the same time Devadatta was born in a Brahmin family. When his whole family was killed by malaria he was sent to Takhasila where, under a world-renowned teacher h ...

The ash lad Once there was a boy. It was long ago in cold cold Norway. They called him the ‘ash lad’. He had two older brothers. Each was very good at one thing or another and always helpful tending the farm that they lived on. But they considered the ‘ash lad’ to be good for only one th ...