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By Aryasura

The superb better half is a translation of a suite of thirty-four tales of the former lives of the Buddha (Jatakas), spoken via the Enlightened One himself and assembled and retold via the first-century grasp Aryashura.

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How can w ealth w ithout char­ ity be called the path o f virtue? W hen, please tell me, does wealth produce virtue? As buried treasure, perhaps? Or w hen violently taken by thieves? W hen lost at the bottom o f the sea, or w hen used as fuel for fire? “Further, by saying that givers go to hell and that recipients go to heavenly realm s, you only increase my longing to p er­ form w orks of charity. May those w ords come to pass! May those who beg from me rise im m ediately to the heavenly realms!

Forgive me, and henceforth pour your gifts on m endicants as freely as rainclouds fill pools. ” 40 The Invincible One After obtaining the pardon o f the Invincible One, Shakra returned his estate to him , and then vanished on the spot. From this story one can see how the virtuous will not change their practice of giving either out of fear of losing their fortune or from a desire to gain more. 41 The Hare I f even in lives as beasts the Great-Minded have been know n to practice charity, who then, being hum an, should not be charitable?

The Tigress ornam ents, and sandalw ood powder. Filling the air w ith songs o f praise, they marvelled at the selfless act perform ed by the Bodhisattva. In this story, w e can see how the Buddha, even in his form er births, showed his im m ense love for all sentient b e­ ings. Seeing this great love gives rise to the utm ost faith in him, and w ith this faith comes joy directed tow ards the Buddhas. In this way, faith is developed. This account is also useful in explaining w hy we should listen carefully to the Teachings since the D harm a w as a t­ tained through m any difficult hardships.

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