Readings of the Vessantara Jātaka

Book Overview

The Vessantara Jataka tells the story of Prince Vessantara, who attained the Perfection of Generosity by giving away his fortune, his children, and his wife. Vessantara was the penultimate rebirth as a human of the future Gotama Buddha, and his extreme charity has been represented and reinterpreted in texts, sermons, rituals, and art throughout South and Southeast Asia and beyond. This anthology features well-respected anthropologists, textual scholars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231160399
• ISBN13: 9780231160391
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher