Buddhism
Topics
Anapanasati
The Buddha’s Essential Practice of Mindful Breathing
The Timid Hermit and the Courage of Equanimity
A forest disciple paralyzed by nocturnal animal cries learns from the Bodhisatta that fear begins in one's own unsettled mind, and that mindfulness dissolves it.
The Four Noble Truths
Suffering and Its End
Losar, the Tibetan New Year
The three-day Tibetan New Year of purification, renewal, and monastery ceremony, rooted in pre-Buddhist Bon tradition and reshaped over centuries into a central festival of Himalayan Buddhism.
Karaniya Metta Sutta
The Discourse on Loving-Kindness
The Noble Eightfold Path
The Buddha’s Middle Way to Awakening
The Purpose and Structure of Jataka Tales
Why the 547 Jataka tales exist, how they are arranged in the Pali canon, and the frame that links a present dilemma to a past life.
Vīcikka Jātaka
The Scorpion's Sting and the Hypocritical Friend
Vipassana
Seeing Reality as It Truly Is
Philosophy
Katha
Anathapindika and the Jetavana Monastery
Anathapindika bought Prince Jeta's grove by covering it entirely in gold coins, building the Jetavana Monastery where the Buddha spent nineteen rainy seasons.
Angulimala
A Story of Transformation
Emperor Ashoka's Conversion to Buddhism
After the Kalinga War's devastation, Ashoka renounced conquest by force for conquest by Dhamma, and his edicts and missions carried Buddhism across Asia.
The Birth of the Buddha
Born at Lumbini after Queen Maya's dream of a white elephant, the infant Siddhartha was foretold by the sage Asita to become either a great king or a Buddha.
Bodh Gaya and the Bodhi Tree
Bodh Gaya marks where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree, commemorated by Ashoka's Mahabodhi Temple.
The Enlightenment of the Buddha at Bodh Gaya
Under the Bodhi tree, Siddhartha resolved not to rise until he found the truth, withstood Mara's temptations, and awakened to the Four Noble Truths.
The First Sermon at Sarnath
At the Deer Park in Sarnath, the Buddha gave his first teaching to five former companions, setting the Wheel of Dharma in motion with the Four Noble Truths.
The Four Noble Truths
The Buddha's Path to Ending Suffering
The Four Sights and the Great Renunciation
Sheltered Prince Siddhartha saw an old man, a sick man, a corpse, and an ascetic outside his palace, then rode away at midnight to seek the end of suffering.
Kisa Gotami and the Mustard Seed
A grieving mother seeks a mustard seed to revive her dead son and learns, house by house, that death spares no family, per Dhammapada verse 114.
Manjushri and the Sword of Wisdom
Manjushri carries a flaming sword to cut through ignorance and a scripture of wisdom in his other hand, revered across Mahayana Buddhism as insight itself.
The Noble Eightfold Path Explained
First taught in the Buddha's inaugural sermon at Sarnath, the Noble Eightfold Path sets out eight interdependent steps toward the end of suffering.
The Buddha's Final Days and Parinirvana
At eighty, the Buddha ate his last meal from Cunda, taught be a lamp unto yourselves, and passed between the twin sal trees at Kushinagar.
The Three Jewels
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
Puja Vidhi
Sacred Places
Ajanta and Ellora
The Sacred Rock-Cut Buddhist Cave Sanctuaries
Ashtamahasthana
The Eight Great Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites
The Four Holy Sites of the Buddha
The Mahaparinibbana Sutta names four pilgrimage sites: Lumbini (birth), Bodh Gaya (enlightenment), Sarnath (first sermon), and Kushinagar (parinirvana).
Kesariya Stupa and Vaishali
Amrapali's Monastery
Mount Kailash
The Abode of the Adi Yogi
Nalanda and Vikramashila
Buddhism's Great Mahaviharas
Rajgir and Gridhrakuta
The Vulture Peak of Discourses
Sankissa
Where the Buddha Descended from Tavatimsa
Shravasti and Jetavana
Where the Buddha Spent Twenty-Five Rains
Tabo and Hemis
Sacred Himalayan Monasteries
Jataka Tales
Abbhantara Jātaka
The Golden Mango and the Courageous Parrot
Abhiṇha Jātaka
The Unbreakable Bond of the Dog and the Elephant
Ādiccupaṭṭhāna Jātaka
The Monkey Mimicking Sun-Worship
Āditta Jātaka
The Incomparable Alms to Paccekabuddhas
Aggika Jātaka
The Fire-Crested Jackal's Hidden Theft
Ahigundika Jataka
The Snake Charmer's Monkey
Ājañña Jātaka
The Two Noble Chariot Steeds
Akālarāvi Jātaka
The Cock That Crowed Out of Season
Akatannu Jataka
The Merchant Who Forgot a Kindness
Akitta Jātaka
Akitti and the Boons of Solitude
Alinacitta Jataka
The Elephant and the Fearless Prince
Amarādevī Jātaka
The Incorruptible Wisdom of Lady Amarā
Amba Jataka
The Charm of the Sweet Mangoes
Ambacora Jataka
Sakka and the False Ascetic
Anabhirati Jataka
The Unquiet Husband
Anabhirati Jataka
The Turbid Water
Ananusociya Jataka
Freedom From Sorrow
Aṇḍabhūta Jātaka
The Chaplain's Wager on Virtue
Anta Jātaka
The Entrail-Feasting Jackal and the Carrion Crow
Anusāsika Jātaka
The Greedy Bird That Preached Caution
Apaṇṇaka Jātaka
The Caravan and the Goblin Desert
Araka Jātaka
The Teacher of Boundless Loving-Kindness
Ārâmadūsaka Jātaka
The Monkeys Who Ruined the Garden
Aranna Jataka
The Hermit's Son and the Fickle Friend
The Treasurer Who Refused No Friend
The Asampadāna Jātaka
Āsaṅka Jātaka
The Maiden Born in a Lotus and Her Name
Asankiya Jataka
The Fearless Sage and the Bandits
Asatamanta Jataka
The Teacher's Test of Craving
Asātarūpa Jātaka
The Seven-Day Blockade and the Mother's Advice
Asilakkhana Jataka
Two Sneezes, Two Fates
Asitabhu Jataka
A Freedom Found in the Sky
Assaka Jātaka
The Grieving King and the Dung Beetle
Atthana Jataka
Impossible Things
Aṭṭhasadda Jātaka
The Eight Sounds and the Dispelled Fear
Atthassadvara Jataka No. 84
The Six Doors to Welfare
Avariya Jataka
Wisdom Wasted on a Ferryman
Āyācitabhatta Jātaka
Sacrifice Brings No Freedom
Ayakuta Jataka
The King and the Iron Mace
Babbu Jātaka
The Mouse, the Stone-Cutter, and Four Cats
Bahiya Jataka
The King Who Chose by Modesty
Baka-Brahma Jātaka
The Humbling of Baka Brahmā's Delusion
Baka Jātaka
The Crane, the Fish and the Crab
Baka-Brahma Jataka
The Ascetic Who Forgot His Own Past
Bandhanāgāra Jātaka
Bonds Stronger Than Iron
Bandhanamokkha Jataka
Freed by Truth
Bāveru Jātaka
The Crow and the Peacock of Bāveru
Bhadraghata Jataka No. 291
The Wishing Cup
Bhandana Jataka
The Lion, the Tree, and the Axe
Bharu Jataka
A Kingdom Lost to a Bribe
Bherivada Jataka
The Drummer's Measured Beat
Bhimasena Jataka
The Archer Behind the Giant
Bhisapuppha Jataka
The Scent and the Mirror
Bhojājānīya Jātaka
The Valiant Warhorse of Indomitable Will
Bhuridatta Jataka
The Vow Kept Through Capture
Bhūripañha Jātaka
The Great Question of Wisdom
Bilara Jataka
The Hypocrite Jackal and the Rat King
Biḷāri-Kosiya Jātaka
The Miser and Five Celestial Kinsmen
Brahachatta Jātaka
Grass Where the Gold Had Been
Brahmadatta Jataka
Twelve Years to Ask
Cakkavaka Jataka
The Crow Who Envied a Goose
Cakkavaka Jataka
Nine Stanzas on Inner Radiance
Cammasataka Jataka
The Ram's Real Intention
Candābha Jātaka
The Radiance of the Moon and the Golden Mountain
Catudvāra Jātaka
The Four Gates and the Razor-Wheel
Catumatta Jātaka
A Jackal Breaks In on a Friendship
Catuposathika Jātaka
Four Kings and the Fourfold Virtue
Cetiya Jataka
The World's First Lie
Chavaka Jātaka
A Thief Who Corrected a King
Cūḷajanaka Jātaka
The Prince Who Swam Toward No Shore
Cūḷasuka Jātaka
The Little Parrot and the Dried-Up Tree
Culla Nandiya Jataka
Two Sons, One Mother
Culla-Paduma Jātaka
Prince Lotus and the Basket
Culla Palobhana Jataka
Found by His Own Fall
Cullabodhi Jātaka
The Ascetic and the Abducted Wife
Culladhammapāla Jātaka
A Mother's Grief, a Child's Peace
Culladhanuggaha Jataka
The Archer Felled by His Wife
Cullakaseṭṭhi Jātaka
The Dead Mouse That Built a Fortune
Culla-Kuṇāla Jātaka
The Wise Bird and the Faithless Queen
Dabbhapuppha Jataka
The Jackal's Verdict
Daddabha Jataka
The Sound Nobody Checked
Daddara Jātaka
The Forbearing Nāga King of Mount Daddara
Dadhivahana Jataka
The Mango Tree and the Corrupting Roots
Dalhadhamma Jataka No. 409
The Elephant and the Dung-Cart
Darīmukha Jātaka
The Friend Who Became a Paccekabuddha
Dasannaka Jataka
Harder Than Swallowing a Sword
Dhajaviheṭha Jataka
A Fraud's Crime, Honest Monks Banished
The Dhamma Jātaka
Right and Wrong in the Sky
Dhammaddhaja Jataka
The Ascetic Who Ate Chicks
Dhonasakha Jataka
The Warning a King Ignored
Dhūmakāri Jātaka
The Brahmin Goatherd and the Golden Deer
Dīghitikosala Jātaka
The Prince Who Spared a King
Dipi Jataka
The Goat's Plea and the Panther's Pretext
Dubbaca Jataka
The Stubborn Master and the Fifth Javelin
Dubhiya-makkata Jataka
The Monkey Who Was Devadatta
Daddabha Jataka
The Hare and the Shattering Earth (No. 322)
Dummedha Jataka
The King Who Envied His Elephant
Dummedha Jataka
The Vow That Ended a Kingdom's Sacrifices
Duta Jataka
The Messenger of Lust and the Belly
Palasa Jataka
The Brahmin and the Tree Spirit's Boon
Ekapada Jātaka
The Single Word of Universal Wisdom
Ekapanna Jataka
The Bitterness of a Single Leaf
The Ass and the Wise Son's Seat
Gadrabha-Pañha Jātaka
Gagga Jataka
The Sneeze That Spared Two Travelers
Gahapati Jataka
The Householder and the Headman's Deceit
Gajakumbha Jataka
The Minister's Question to a Tortoise
Gamani-canda Jataka
The Four Lawsuits of an Honest Farmer
The Prince Who Listened to His Counselor
The Gamani Jataka
Gandhara Jataka
The Salt Two Kings Could Not Share
Gangamala Jataka
The Barber, the Half-Penny, and the King
Gaṅgeyya Jātaka
The Two Fishes and the Tortoise
Garahita Jataka
The Censure Stone
Ghaṭa Jātaka
Ghaṭapaṇḍita Consoles King Kaṇha
Ghata-Pandita Jataka
The Hare in the Moon
Ghatasana Jataka
The Water That Caught Fire
Gijjha Jataka
The Vulture King Who Flew Past the Horizon
Gijjha Jataka
The Vulture Who Wept for His Blind Parents
Giridanta Jataka
The Horse Who Learned to Limp
Giridanta Jataka
The Horse and the Lame Trainer
Godha Jataka
The Chameleon's Revenge
Godha Jataka No. 325
The Hypocritical Ascetic
Gumbiya Jātaka
The Poisoned Honey on the Forest Road
Guna Jataka
The Lion Who Called a Jackal Kinsman
Guthapana Jataka
A Fitting Answer
Haliddiraga Jataka
The Dye That Washes Away
Harita Jataka
The Confession That Restored a Sage
Haritamata Jataka
The Green Frog's Answer to a Wounded Snake
Hiri Jātaka
The Border Merchant and the Plundered Caravan
Indasamānagotta Jātaka
The Hermit and His Pet Elephant
Indriya Jataka
Narada and the Peril of Unguarded Senses
Jāgara Jātaka
The Wakeful Ascetic and the Tree Spirit
Jambu-khadaka Jataka No. 294
Mutual Flattery
Jambuka Jataka
The Jackal Who Would Not Stay a Jackal
Jarudapana Jataka
The Treasure That Should Have Been Enough
Javasakuna Jataka
The Woodpecker Who Expected No Reward
Jhanasodhana Jataka No. 134
Neither Perception
Junha Jataka
The Promise Ananda Carried for a Lifetime
Kaccāni Jātaka
The Mother Who Offered to Dead Righteousness
Kacchapa Jataka No. 215
The Talkative Tortoise
Kacchapa Jataka No. 273
The Hermit's Riddle for the Monkey
Kacchapa Jataka
The Tortoise Who Would Not Leave
Kaka Jataka
The Crow Who Feigned Illness
Kaka Jataka
The Crows Who Tried to Empty the Sea
Kakantaka Jataka
The Chameleon in Mahosadha's Court
Kakati Jataka
The Musician Who Became a Go-Between
Kakkaru Jataka
The Wreath That Could Not Be Faked
Kakkata Jataka
The Crab Won Over by Flattery
Kalabahu Jataka
The Parrot Who Could Wait
Kālakaṇṇi Jātaka
The Loyal Friend Named Misfortune
Kalaya-Mutthi Jataka
The Monkey Who Dropped a Handful
Kalyāṇadhamma Jātaka
The Hermit Born from a Misheard Word
Kama-Vilapa Jataka
The Impaled Man's Message to His Wife
Kamanita Jataka
The King Cured of the Slavery of Greed
Kanavera Jataka
A Love That Could Not Be Trusted
Kañcanakkhandha Jātaka
The Bar of Gold in Pieces
Kandagalaka Jātaka
The Woodpecker and the Acacia Wood
Kandari Jataka
The Queen, the Cripple, and the Rose-Apple Tree
Kandina Jataka
The Stag, the Doe, and the Hunters' Ambush
Kaṇha Jātaka
The Black Bull Who Pulled Five Hundred Wagons
Kaṇha Jātaka
The Dark Sage Whose Virtue Shook Sakka
Kaṇhadīpāyana Jātaka
Act of Truth and the Snakebite
Kapi Jataka
The Monkey Who Dressed as a Sage
Kapi Jataka
The Monkey Who Borrowed a Robe
Kapota Jataka
The Pigeon Who Warned the Greedy Crow
Kapota Jātaka
The Pigeon and the Gluttonous Crow
Kāraṇḍiya Jātaka
The Pupil Who Tried to Level the Earth
Kāsāva Jātaka
The Elephant King and the Yellow Robe
Kassapamandiya Jataka
The Son Who Brought His Father Home
Katahaka Jataka
The Bow That Hid a Secret
The Kaṭṭhahāri Jātaka
The Wood-Bundle-Gatherer's Son
Kāya-vicchinda Jātaka
The Sick Man Who Became an Ascetic
Keḷisīla Jātaka
The King Who Mocked the Old
Kesava Jātaka
The Feast of Friendship and Wild Rice
Khadirangara Jataka No. 40
The Leap Over the Fiery Pit
Khajjopanaka Jataka
The Firefly Riddle of Mahosadha's Court
Khandhavatta Jātaka
Loving-Kindness for the Snakes
Khanti-vannana Jataka
The King's Quiet Rebuke
Kharadiya Jataka
The Nephew Who Skipped His Lessons
Kharaputta Jātaka
The Magic Charm and the Wise King
Khurappa Jataka
The One Who Would Not Flee
Kimpakka Jataka
The Fruit That Looked Like Mango
Kimsukopama Jataka
Four Paths to the Same Tree
Kokalika Jataka
The Cuckoo Who Called Too Soon
Komayaputta Jataka
The Monkey Who Learned to Meditate
Kosambi Jātaka
The Quarreling Monks and the Lesson of Unity
Kosiya Jataka
The Owl Who Left Too Soon
Kotisimbali Jataka
The Tree Spirit Who Feared a Small Bird
Kuddāla Jātaka
The Sage and His Spade
Kuhaka Jātaka
Heedful of the Straw, Heedless of the Gold
Kukku Jataka
Three Parables for a King
Kukkura Jataka
The Teaching That Lasted Ten Thousand Years
Kukkuta Jataka
The Cock Who Saw Through the Cat
Kukkuṭa Jātaka
The Wise Rooster and the Deceitful Falcon
Kukkuṭa Jātaka
The Wise Rooster and the Flattering Cat
Kulāvaka Jātaka
The Young Reformer of Macala and the Asuras
Kumbhakara Jataka
The Potter Who Waited
Kumbhīla Jātaka
The Four Virtues and the Ambush Rock
Kummasapinda Jataka
A Breakfast Given Away
Kundaka-Kucchi-Sindhava Jataka
The Rice-Fed Colt
Kundakapuva Jataka
The Cake No One Thought Worth Giving
Kuntani Jataka
The Heron Who Would Not Be Reconciled
Kuruṅga Jātaka
The Three Faithful Friends in the Forest
Kurungamiga Jataka
The Friend Who Went Back
Kusanali Jataka
A Friend Beneath Notice
Kuta-Vanija Jataka
Mice That Ate Iron
Kutavanija Jataka
The Voice That Came From a Hollow Tree
Kuṭidūsaka Jātaka
The Monkey Who Wrecked the Nest
Lābha-Garaha Jātaka
The Student Who Refused Gain
Lakkhana Jataka
The Two Stags of Wisdom and Folly
Latukika Jataka
The Quail Who Would Not Accept Defeat
Litta Jātaka
The Poisoned Dice and the Cheat
Lohakumbhi Jataka
The Four Syllables from Hell
Lola Jātaka
The Greedy Crow and the Royal Kitchen
Lomahaṃsa Jātaka
The Ascetic Who Tested Self-Torment
Lomasakassapa Jātaka
The Ascetic and the Animal Sacrifice
Losaka Jataka
The Monk Whose Jealousy Followed Him for Ages
Maccha Jātaka
The Fish King Who Commanded Rain by Truth
Maccha Jātaka
The Lustful Fish and the Fisherman's Net
Maha-Mangala Jataka
The Hermit Rakkhita and the True Omens
Mahā-Panāda Jātaka
The Palace Raised From the River
Maha-Ukkusa Jataka
The Hawk's League of Friends
Mahādhammapāla Jātaka
The Family Where None Die Young
Mahakapi Jataka
Betrayed, Yet Still Guiding
Mahāsudassana Jātaka
The Last Hours of a Great King
Mahasuka Jataka
The Parrot King Who Would Not Leave
Mahāsupina Jātaka
The Sixteen Great Dreams of the King
Mahavanija Jataka
The Greedy Merchants and the Tree
Mahiḷāmukha Jātaka
The Elephant Reformed by Holy Words
Makasa Jātaka
The Mosquito and the Carpenter's Son
Makhādeva Jātaka
The First Grey Hair and Renunciation
Makkata Jataka
The Monkey in a Dead Ascetic's Robe
Māluta Jātaka
The Debate Over Cold, Wind, and Moon
Maṁsa Jātaka
The Four Words for Meat and the Generous Hunter
Mandhātu Jātaka
The King Who Could Not Be Satisfied
Maṅgala Jātaka
The Cloth Gnawed by Mice
Maṇicora Jātaka
The Framed Husband and the King
Manikantha Jataka
The Serpent King and the Jeweled Throat
Maṇikuṇḍala Jātaka
The Jewel Earrings and the Forgiving King
Manisukara Jataka
The Crystal That Could Not Be Stained
Manoja Jātaka
The Noble Lion and the Treacherous Jackal
Matakabhatta Jātaka
The Laughing and Weeping Goat
Matarodana Jātaka
Weeping for the Dead and the Living
Maṭṭakuṇḍalī Jātaka
The Grieving Father and the Moon
Mātuposaka Jātaka
The Elephant and His Blind Mother
Mayhaka Jātaka
The Greedy Bird and the Hoarded Wealth
Migālopa Jātaka
The Disobedient Vulture and the Winds
Migapotaka Jātaka
The Ascetic and the Cherished Fawn
Mitacinti Jataka
The Fish Who Thought Just Enough
Mitta-Amitta Jataka
The Sixteen Marks of Friend and Foe
Mittavinda Jātaka
Four Palaces, One Razor Wheel
Mittavinda Jātaka
The Razor-Wheel of Insatiable Greed
Mittavinda Jātaka
The Torment of the Razor Wheel
The Monkey King's Sacrifice
Mahakapi Jataka No. 407
Mora Jataka
The Peacock's One Unguarded Moment
Mudu-Pani Jataka
The Soft Hand That Escaped a King's Grip
Mudulakkhana Jataka
The Hermit's Lost Flight
Mula-Pariyaya Jataka
The Riddle of the Devourer of Time
Muṇika Jātaka
The Pampered Pig Fattened for the Feast
Musika Jataka
The Three Verses That Saved a King
Nacca Jātaka
The Shameless Dancing Peacock and the Lost Bride
Nakkhatta Jataka
No. 49, the Folly of Waiting for Stars
Nakula Jātaka
The Mongoose and the Serpent's Truce
Naḷapāna Jātaka
The Water Ogre and the Hollow Reeds
Nāmasiddhi Jātaka
The Name Does Not Make the Man
Nānā-Chanda Jātaka
The King and the Diverse Desires
Nanda Jātaka
The Slave and the Buried Treasure
Nandiyamiga Jātaka
The Devoted Deer and the King of Kosala
Naṅgula Jātaka
The Rusty Plowshare and the Cure for Discontent
Naṅguṭṭha Jātaka
The Fire-Worshiper and the Ox-Tail
Neru Jataka
No. 379, the Mountain of Undiscriminating Gold
Neru Jātaka
The Golden Mountain Where All Seem Equal
Nigrodha Jātaka
The Low-Born King and the Noble Friend
Nigrodhamiga Jataka
The Banyan Deer King
Pabbata-Upatthara Jātaka
The King and the Mountain Torrent
Padakusalamanava Jataka
No. 432, Son of the Horse-Faced Yakkha
Pādañjali Jātaka
The Foolish Prince Pādañjali
Paduma Jataka
The Lotuses and the Honest Brother
Palāsa Jātaka
The Golden Goose and the Strangler Banyan
Pañcagaru Jātaka
The Prince Who Heeded Wise Counsel
Pancavudha Jataka
No. 55, the Ogre Later Known as Angulimala
Pānīya Jātaka
The Five Sages and the Suppression of Defilements
Pannika Jataka
The Greengrocer and the Virtuous Daughter
Parantapa Jātaka
The Prince Who Understood Animal Speech
Parosahassa Jataka
No. 99, the Hermit Who Won Nothing
Parosata Jataka
A Hundred Fools, One Wise Man
Phala Jataka
The Poison Fruit and the Observant Caravan
Pīṭha Jātaka
The Patient Ascetic and the Merchant's Apology
Pucimanda Jātaka
The Nimb Tree Spirit and the Pursued Burglar
Puṇṇanadī Jātaka
The Banished Chaplain and the Crow Riddle
Punnapati Jataka
The Treasurer and the Full Cups
Puppharatta Jataka
The Safflower Robe and the Impaled Man
Puṭa-Dūsaka Jātaka
The Monkey Who Destroyed the Leaf-Baskets
Putabhatta Jataka
The Packet of Rice and the Proud Husband
Pūtimaṃsa Jātaka
The Wise She-Goat and the Sham-Dead Jackal
Rādha Jātaka (II)
The Discreet Parrot and the Shameless Woman
Rādha Jātaka
The Parrots Who Could Not Guard Her
Rājovāda Jātaka (II)
The Righteous King and the Sweet Figs
The Rājovāda Jātaka
Two Kings on a Narrow Road
Rathalaṭṭhi Jātaka
The Rebounding Goad and the Royal Chaplain
The Foolish Maid and the Flies
The Rohiṇī Jātaka
Romaka Jātaka
The False Ascetic and the King of Pigeons
The Rucira Jātaka
The Pretty Crane in the Crow's Nest
The Ruhaka Jātaka
The Chaplain Who Wore the Trappings
Rukkhadhamma Jātaka
The Law of Trees That Withstood the Storm
Sabbadāṭha Jātaka
The Jackal King and the Spell of Might
Sabbasaṃhāraka Jātaka
The Scent That Could Not Lie
Saccaṅkira Jātaka
The Ungrateful Prince and the Faithful Beasts
The Sādhusīla Jātaka
Four Suitors and the Virtuous Choice
Sāketa Jātaka
The Past Parents of the Buddha
Sakuna Jataka
The Tree That Caught Fire
Sakuṇagghi Jātaka
The Quail and the Falcon
Salaka Jataka
The Monkey Who Would Not Be Fooled Twice
Salittaka Jataka
The Marksman Who Cured a Chatterbox
Sāliya Jātaka
The Village Physician and the Poisonous Viper
Sālūka Jātaka
The Pampered Pig and the Patient Ox
The Samiddhi Jātaka
The Nymph and the Young Ascetic
Sammodamana Jataka
The United Quails and the Fowler
Samudda Jātaka
The Greedy Crow Who Guarded the Sea
Samugga Jātaka
The Demon and the Swallowed Casket
Saṃvara Jātaka
The Humble Prince and the Power of Virtue
Sandhibheda Jataka
The Severed Friendship
Sanjiva Jataka
The Pupil Who Revived the Dead Tiger
Sankappa Jataka
The Thought That Was No Arrow
Saṅkha Jātaka
The Brahmin and Sea-Goddess Maṇimekhalā
Sankhadhamana Jataka
The Son Who Counseled Restraint
Santhava Jataka
The Ascetic, the Fire, and the Hind
Sarambha Jataka
The Ox, the Wager, and Kind Words
Satadhamma Jataka
The Proud Brahmin's Bitter Meal
Satapatta Jataka
The Bird, the Jackal, and the Discerning Bandit
Sattubhasta Jataka
Senaka and the Snake in the Sack
Sayha Jataka
The Priest's Son Who Refused a Throne's Gift
Seggu Jataka
The Smiling Daughter and the Father's Doubt
Serivavanija Jataka
The Honest Hawker's Golden Bowl
Setaketu Jātaka
The Proud Brahmin Humbled by Truth
Seyya Jātaka
The Exalted Patience of the Captive King
The Sigāla Jātaka
The Jackal and the Crystal Cave
Sigala Jataka
The Jackal Trapped in the Carcass
Sīhacamma Jātaka
The Donkey in the Lion's Skin
Sīhakoṭṭhuka Jātaka
The Lion-Jackal Cub and the Mongrel Roar
Sīla-Vīmaṁsa Jātaka
Testing Virtue and the Stolen Coin
Sīlānisaṃsa Jātaka
The Virtuous Barber and the Serpent King
Sīlavanāga Jātaka
The Elephant Chief and Devadatta's Forester
Silavimamsa Jataka
The Hawk With the Meat
Sīlavīmaṁsa Jātaka
The Chaplain Who Tested Virtue
Siri Jātaka
The Fowl of Fortune and the Destined King
Siri-Kāḷakaṇṇī Jātaka
The Goddesses of Fortune and Misfortune
Sirikāḷakaṇṇi Jātaka
A Merchant Judges Two Goddesses
Chaddanta Jataka
The Six-Tusked Elephant
The Gift of Two Oxen
The Somadatta Jātaka
Somadatta Jātaka
The Hermit and His Foster Elephant
Suci Jataka
The Needle That Won a Bride
The Suhanu Jātaka
Two Fierce Horses and a Fair Price
Sujāta Jātaka
The Dead Ox and the Grieving Father
Sujāta Jātaka
The Jujube Vendor and the Pride of Queen Sujātā
Sujāta Jātaka
The Wise Youth and the Dead Ox
Suka Jātaka
The Parrot Whose Greed Doomed His Parents
Sukara Jataka
The Boar Who Rolled in Filth
Sukhavihari Jataka
The Bliss of the Renounced King
Sulasa Jataka
The Clever Courtesan and the Robber Sattuka
Sumaṅgala Jātaka
The Park-Keeper and the Patient King
Supatta Jataka
The Crow Queen's Craving
Surāpāna Jātaka
The Hermits and the Delusion of Strong Drink
Susīma Jātaka
The Grey Hair and the Returned Crown
Susīma Jātaka
The Chaplain's Son and the Elephant Rite
Sussondi Jātaka
The Garuda King and the Enchanting Queen
Susumāra Jātaka
The Monkey and the Cunning Crocodile
Sutana Jātaka
The Filial Son and the Man-Eating Yakkha
Bhojajaniya Jataka
The Warhorse Who Would Not Stop
The Golden Goose and the Greedy Mother
The Suvaṇṇahaṃsa Jātaka
Suvaṇṇakakkata Jātaka
The Golden Crab and the Faithful Brahmin
Suvaṇṇamiga Jātaka
The Golden Stag and the Hunter's Snare
Suvannasama Jataka
The Dutiful Son
Takka Jataka
The Date-Sage's Fall and Return
Takkaḷa Jātaka
Vasiṭṭhaka's Son and the Grave-Pit
The Measure of Rice and the Greedy King
The Taṇḍulanāḷi Jātaka
Tayodhamma Jātaka
The Three Qualities of Leadership
The Telovāda Jātaka
The Fish Meal and the Question of Blame
Thusa Jataka
The Verses That Outlasted Four Ambushes
Tila-Mutthi Jataka
The Handful of Sesame and the Wise Teacher
Tiṇḍuka Jātaka
The Monkey King and the Persimmon Tree
Tipallattha Jataka
The Fawn Who Feigned Death
Tirita-Vaccha Jataka
The Monarch Rescued from the Well
Tittha Jātaka
The Noble Steed and the Fresh Ford
Tittira Jātaka
The Decoy Partridge and Pure Intention
Tittira Jataka
The Partridge and the False Ascetic
Tittira Jātaka
The Partridge, the Monkey, and the Elephant
Tuṇḍila Jātaka
The Virtuous Pig and the Tranquility of Death
Ubhobhaṭṭha Jātaka
The Covetous Fisherman Who Lost Both Ways
Ucchaṅga Jātaka
The Woman Who Chose Her Brother
Ucchiṭṭhabhatta Jātaka
The Cold Rice and the Unfaithful Wife
Udañcanī Jātaka
The Young Hermit and the Water-Pot Siren
Udapana-Dusaka Jataka
No. 271, the Jackal and the Well
Udaya Jataka
King Udayabhadda and Sakka's Three Bowls
Udumbara Jataka
The Monkey Who Lost His Cave
Ulūka Jātaka
The Crow, the Owl, and the Election of the King
Upāhana Jātaka
The Ungrateful Pupil and the Pinching Slippers
The Upasāḷha Jātaka
The Search for a Pure Cemetery
The Uraga Jātaka
The Hermit and the Serpent Jewel
Uraga Jataka
The Serene Family at the Funeral Pyre
Vacchanakha Jataka
The Merchant's Offer to Split His Wealth
Vaḍḍhaki-Sūkara Jātaka
The Carpenter's Boar
The Vaka Jātaka
The Wolf's Short-Lived Sabbath
The Valāhassa Jātaka
The Flying Horse of Compassion
Vannaroha Jataka
The Jackal Who Could Not Divide Two Friends
The Vaṇṇupatha Jātaka
The Caravan That Found Water
Varaṇa Jātaka
The Temple-Tree and the Lazy Novice
Vāruṇī Jātaka
The Apprentice Who Salted the Wine
Vatagga-Sindhava Jataka
The Steed and the Grieving She-Ass
Vatamiga Jataka
The Deer Caught by Honeyed Grass
Vattaka Jataka
The Quail Who Refused to Fatten
The Treasure Spell That Slayed a Thousand
The Vedabbha Jātaka
Veḷuka Jātaka
The Hermit and the Pet Viper
Verī Jātaka
The Merchant and the Forest Highwaymen
Vessantara Jataka
The Perfection of Giving
Vidhurapandita Jataka
The Wise Minister's Wager
Vighāsa Jātaka
The Feasting Monks and the Scavenger Parable
Vikaṇṇaka Jātaka
The Barbed Arrow and the Greed for Bait
Vīṇāthūṇa Jātaka
The Foolish Maiden and the Hunchback
Vinīlaka Jātaka
The Arrogant Crow Borne by Golden Geese
Vīraka Jātaka
The Crow Mimicking the Water-Crow
Virocana Jātaka
The Vain Jackal Who Mimicked the Lion King
Visavanta Jātaka
The Serpent and the Unbroken Vow
Visayha Jātaka
The Incorruptible Merchant and the Test of Sakka
Vyaggha Jātaka
The Folly of Driving Away the Tigers