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The Story of a Tortoise
Once there lived a potter in a village on the outskirt of Varanasi. He had a small family. Close to his village was a pond, where dwelt fishes and tortoises...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
 

The Story of a Tigeress
The Bodhisatta was born in a respectable family of the scholars; and mastered several Shastras. Soon he was disillusioned with the worldly life and renounced the same for the spiritual uplift...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Nalanda > 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
 

The Story of the Golden Swan
Buddha was born as a virtuous house-holder in Varanasi. He worked hard to maintain his small family of a wife and three daughters. After his death he was reborn as a golden swan with the consciousness of his former existence...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
 

Mahajanaka's Renunciation
When Mahajanaka of Mithila died his eldest son Aritthajanaka became the king and his younger brother Polajanaka became the Viceroy...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
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...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India