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 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...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Nalanda > India
 

Coronation of Owl
The hostility of an owl and a crow is well known down the ages. What is, however, not known is the traditional animosity of an owl for a crow...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
 

Jackal - The Arbitrator
nce the Bodhisatta was born as a tree spirit on the bank of a river. Also, there lived a jackal with his wife. As his wife, the female jackal, was very dear to him he was always intent to gratify her wishes...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > 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
 

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
 

Mahilaimukha Elephant
Once there lived an elephant called Mahilamukha in a royal stall. He was gentle, innocuous and extremely obedient to his mahout...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
 

Matanga-The World's First Crusader of Untouchability
The Bodhisatta was born in a Chandala family by the name Matanga. Those days the caste-system was very rigid in ancient India...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Nalanda > India
 

Nandivisala
Once a calf was given to a brahmin, who called him Nandivisala and treated him with care and affection...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
 

Silava Elephant
Once the Bodhisatta was born as an elephant in a Himalayan forest. He was white like silver. His eyes were like diamond balls. His mouth was red like the scarlet velvet...
Festivals > Buddha Purnima
Varanasi > India
 

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