Lay-Life of India as reflected in Pali Jataka

by Rumki Mondal | 2018 | 71,978 words

This page relates ‘Reflection of Indian Lay-life in the Jatakas’ of the study on the Lay-life of ancient India as reflected in Pali Jataka—a collection of over 547 birth stories of the Bodhisattva. Within Theravada Buddhism, these narratives serve as historical and moral guidelines and spiritual therapeutic tools. This study further researches the Pali Canon by reflecting on the socio-political and religious life in India.

Chapter 3 - Reflection of Indian Lay-life in the Jātakas

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[Full title: Reflection of Indian Lay-life in the Jātakas: Socio-Political and Religious Implementation of Bodhisattva ideal in the lay-community]

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