{"product_id":"11103-sutra-of-the-wise-and-the-foolish","title":"Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Stanley Frye\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s): Stanley Frye\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Library of Tibetan Works \u0026amp; Archives\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2000\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 251\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8185102155\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the great treasures of Buddhist literature, is mDo-mdzangs-blun or the Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish as it is known to the Mongols. The text was translated to Mongolian from Tibetan as the Uliger-un delai or Ocean of Narratives. It is one of the most interesting, enjoyable and readable Buddhist scriptures. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, it has been an inexhaustible source of inspiration, instruction and pleasure for all who have been able to read it. The history of this unusual scriptures is still uncertain. Legend has it that the tales were heard in Khotan by Chinese monks, who translated them (but from what language?) into Chinese, from which it was translated into Tibetan, then into Mongolian and Oirat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Narratives are Jatakas, or rebirth stories, tracing the causes of present tragedy in human lives to events which took place in former lifetimes. The theme of each narrative is the same: the tragedy of the human condition, the reason for this tragedy and the possibility of transcending it. But unlike Greek tragedy, Buddhist tragedy is never an end in itself, i.e. a catharsis, but a call to transcend that which can be transcended and need not be endlessly endured. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe people we meet in the Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish, although supposedly living in the India of the Buddha’s time, might also be living at present in New York City, a small rural town or Leningrad, and the problems they face are the same problems that men have had to face always and everywhere. Herein lies the timeless appeal of this profound Buddhist scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Beginning of the Narratives\u003cbr\u003ePrince Mahasattva Gives His Body to the Tigress\u003cbr\u003eThe Mendicant Keeps the Precepts\u003cbr\u003eThe boy Who Sold Himself to Make an Offering\u003cbr\u003eThe Sea-God Asks Questions\u003cbr\u003eThe Devaputra Gangadhara\u003cbr\u003ePrince Swasti\u003cbr\u003eVajra, the Daughter of King Prasenajit\u003cbr\u003eGolden Gem\u003cbr\u003eFlower of the Gods\u003cbr\u003eJewel of the Gods\u003cbr\u003eKsantivadin, or the Patient Rishi\u003cbr\u003eKing Maitrabala Makes a Gift\u003cbr\u003eThe Taming of the Six-Heretic Teachers\u003cbr\u003eThe Kunda Beast Gives His Body\u003cbr\u003eIn Praise of the Blessing of the Monk\u003cbr\u003eThe Monk Keeps the Precepts\u003cbr\u003eThe Householder Without Organs\u003cbr\u003eThe Beggar Woman Gives her Clothing\u003cbr\u003eThe Slave Woman Sells her Poverty to the Monk Mahakatyayana\u003cbr\u003eGolden God\u003cbr\u003eThe Man with Two Families\u003cbr\u003eKing Chandraprabha Gives His Head\u003cbr\u003eThe Seven Sons of Minister Mrgara\u003cbr\u003eMaha Kapina\u003cbr\u003eUtpala the Nun\u003cbr\u003eSudolagarne\u003cbr\u003eKing Asoka\u003cbr\u003eThe Pot of Gold\u003cbr\u003eJoy, the Brahmin’s wife\u003cbr\u003eGreat Charity Goes to the Sea\u003cbr\u003eKing Mirror-Face\u003cbr\u003eGood Searcher and Evil Searcher\u003cbr\u003ePrince Virtuous\u003cbr\u003eThe Householder named Pacifier\u003cbr\u003eThe Prince Whose Eyes Were Opened\u003cbr\u003eAngulimala, or Finger-Necklace\u003cbr\u003eThe Beggar-Woman Named Relying on Joy\u003cbr\u003eBhasicara\u003cbr\u003eThe Householder Dandadhara\u003cbr\u003eExcellent Honey\u003cbr\u003eThe Householder Tasila\u003cbr\u003eElephant Helper\u003cbr\u003eThe Brahmin Gives Patches\u003cbr\u003eThe First Compassion of the Buddha\u003cbr\u003eKing Forehead-Born\u003cbr\u003eThe Ten Sons of Sumana\u003cbr\u003eUpagupta\u003cbr\u003eThe Five Hundred Swans Who Were Born as Gods\u003cbr\u003eThe Lion With the Firm Mind\u003cbr\u003eThe History of the Lizard\u003cbr\u003eThe Monk Kyunte\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Stanley Frye \/ Library of Tibetan Works \u0026 Archives \/ Paperback","offer_id":40785511415977,"sku":"11103","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/11103.jpg?v=1625523862","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/11103-sutra-of-the-wise-and-the-foolish","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}