Archive for the 'Unsequenced Jataka Tales' Category


Luckana and Kala

In those days, there was a group of hog deers living in the forest. The leader of the group had two sons named Luckana and Kala. Luckana is moral and smart but Kala is unmoral and dull. One day, when the leader got older, he split the followers into two groups, each group contains five [...]

The Royal Appraisal Officer

In the Baranasi city, there was an expert royal appraisal officer. He could accurately evaluate things for many years. However, the king was very stingy. He thought that the officers buy royal property with too high price. One day, the king saw a countryman walked passed the palace. The king thought “This man looks so [...]

The Love of The Young Hog Deer

In those days, in a forest, there was a young male hog deer falling in love with a female hog deer. He followed her until she scented a human. She knew that there was a hunter hiding in sideways so she let him be ahead. Suddenly, the hunter threw a spear to them. The female [...]

Honey Flavor

A long long time ago, there was a chamois searching for food near the royal garden. A garden keeper saw that, so he dropped honey on grass and tree leaves, making way to the garden. The chamois started licking honey from grass, leaves until it arrived in the garden. The garden keeper dabbed honey onto [...]

Hermit’s happiness

One of previous lives of the Buddha, he had ever been a hermit master. The hermit master succeeded in the highest level of meditation and had a lot of followers. Once, in the rainy season, he, with his followers, moved and stayed in the royal garden. When the rainy season passed, the king asked him [...]