Archive for June, 2009


Temporary Suspension

Dear all readers, After making JatakaOnline.com for a few months, I realized that I should study more English before translating Jataka. In addition, I thought that JatakaOnline.com shouldn’t be a blog and shouldn’t be implemented with WordPress. It should be redesigned and re-organized to be a more useful web site especially for reference. I’ve made [...]

012.4 – Nikorata (part 4)

[Continued from the previous part ...] The king named the baby Kassapa. When Kassapa was seven years old, he was ordained in the Buddha’s house as a novice. And when Kassapa was twenty years old, he was ordained as a monk. He was expert on telling Dharma beautifully and finally was enlighten. One day, the [...]

012.2 – Nikorata (part 3)

[Continued from the previous part ...] When they arrived at Jetawan temple, female monks paid homage to the Buddha and told all the story to the Buddha. The Buddha knew that the pregnant monk got pregnant before she became a monk. However, the Buddha realized that people from other religions would have a chance to [...]

012.2 – Nikorata (part 2)

[Continued from the previous part ...] At last, she was ordained in the house of female monks under Devadatta’s control. Months passed, other female monks noticed that her belly was bigger and bigger. Other female monks asked her “How did you get pregnant ?”. The pregnant monk answered “I don’t know but I never break [...]