Stories

A story is defined as a narrative or tale of real or fictitious events. Stories are a nourishment for our hungry souls. Often stories we regard as fiction have elements of truth dressed up to make them more palatable. Stories are magic, taking us everywhere: backwards, forwards or happening right in the present time, transporting us to many places and situations we might never go.

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The Wisdom of Vidhura Pandita
Once there lived a wise man named Vidhura Pandita. He became the minister of king Dhananjaya, who ruled the kingdom of Kuru with Indapatta as his capital...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Delhi > India
 

The Temptation of Isisanga
Once upon a time there lived a young man in an erudite family. He was well-versed in various arts and crafts...
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Srinagar > India
 

The Story of Kushinagar
Modern Kushinagar or Kusinara (Pali), with the ancient name of Kusaavatii is a place of special significance in the history of the Buddhism...
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Kushinagar > India
 

The Sacrifice of Vessantara
The lineage of the Sivis is best known for its charity and sacrifices in the Indian traditions since time immemorial. Once, the Bodhisatta was born as Vessantara...
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Nalanda > India
 

The Giant Crab
Once, a giant crab lived in a Himalayan lake. He was so large that it caught and killed an elephant to enjoy its flesh. The crab thus created havoc among the elephants and made many to flee the lake...
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Bodhgaya > India
 

The Flight of Sakka
The Bodhisatta was born as Sakka, the king of the devas...
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Varanasi > India
 

Somadatta
Once a wealthy Brahmin of Varanasi renounced the life of a house-holder and led the life of an ascetic and retired in a forest in the Himalayas...
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Varanasi > India
 

The Hare on the Moon
Once dwelling in Savatthi, the Buddha extolled the virtue of charity by way of the popular tale, which narrates the traditional account of the mark of the hare on the moon...
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Varanasi > India