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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...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Bodhgaya > India
The Feast of the Dead
Once a brahmin priest decided to sacrifice a goat on the occasion of the Feast of the Dead. So, he had a goat fetched and asked his pupils to bathe it in the river...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Kushinagar > India
The Story of a Buffalo
Once, the Bodhisatta was born as a buffalo in Himava. He was dark and dirty-looking. Though born in the animal-state he believed in righteousness...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Kushinagar > India
The Pigeon and The Crow
In ancient India people used to hang up straw baskets in various places to give shelter and comforts to the birds. Thus, the cook of the king’s treasurer, too, hung up one such basket to comfort of the birds...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Dharamshala > India
Kalbahu
Once, two parrots were caught and sold to a king. They were brothers. The name of the elder brother was Radha; and the younger was called Potthapada...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
The Monkey Brothers
The Bodhisatta was born in the Himalayan region as a monkey and was called Nandaka. His younger brother was called Chullanandaka...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Kushinagar > India
The Mighty Fish
Once in the Jetavana, near Savatthi there was a pond where grew myriad climbing plants. And there lived a mighty fish, virtuous, pious and herbivorous...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
Lion and Jackal
Once there lived a mighty lion in a cave of the Himalayas. One day, after killing and eating a buffalo, when he was on his way back to his cave, he found a jackal prostrating before him. The jackal, in fact, wanted to enjoy the left overs of the lion...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
The Leather Garment
Once the Bodhisatta was born in the family of merchants; and sold his products to the market. One day, when he was on a usual round of sale he saw a haughty mendicant clad in a leather garment...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
The Story of a Snake Charmer
Once, there lived a snake-charmer in the city of Varanasi. He had a snake and a monkey. And he used to show tricks with them to earn his livelihood...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
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