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BL
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1009086
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b763456
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| Main Entry
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Amore, Roy C.,1942-
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| Title & Author
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Lustful maidens and ascetic kings : : Buddhist and Hindu stories of life /\ Roy C. Amore, Larry D. Shinn ; ill. by Sharon Wallace.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1981.
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1 online resource (xii, 198 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0195365356
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: 6610533172
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: 9780195365351
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: 9786610533176
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0195028384
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0195028392
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9780195028386
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9780195028393
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198).
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| Contents
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Ascetic. The monkey-faced suitor -- The destruction of love -- Buddha finds a middle path -- The man who wouldn't be king.
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Asceticism. A boon of immortality -- Arjuna's penance -- Asceticism now, nymphs later! -- The ascetic who visited home.
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Children. A goddess is born -- A journey into hell -- How a king learned to care for parents -- The only-child who left home.
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Compassion. The dove and the mouse -- The ascetic and the deer -- Tend the sick -- The dying Buddha's compassion.
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Courage. The warrior's death -- The goddess who drank blood -- The goat who laughed and cried -- King Goodness refuses to fight.
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Detachment. The boy who laughed at death -- The well of life -- The man who didn't notice women -- The destruction of the world.
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Generosity. The gift of crows -- A mistaken gift -- The king who gave away his kingdom -- The Buddhist Job -- A mansion in heaven.
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King. The serpent with one hundred heads -- The wise old crow -- A king and a dove -- As the king, so the kingdom -- A deer king offers his life -- The day the sun did not rise.
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Man. The Brahman in the graveyard -- Good King Nala's downfall -- The wisdom of a child.
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Purity. A test of fire -- The suitable husband -- How a youth lost his virtue -- The Brahman and the sacred river.
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Self-control. The foolish jackal -- The standing ascetic -- The mute prince -- The servant who tested her mistress.
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Self-sacrifice. Death's substitute -- A handful of rice -- The hare in the moon -- The eye transplant.
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Teacher/priest. The Brahman and the demons -- The curse of a Brahman -- Buddha sets the wheel in motion -- A teacher's tricky test -- How the clever father saved his sons.
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Truthfulness. An act of truth -- The power of a lie -- The eye restored -- The woman who cursed herself -- Pride goeth before a fall.
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Woman. The carpenter's wife -- Savatri and the god of death -- The radiant Sambula -- The queen who cried rape -- The prostitute who lost her charm.
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| Abstract
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Includes stories about family and social roles and lay and monastic values.
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| Subject
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Tales-- India-- History and criticism.
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Tales-- India.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Folklore Mythology.
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Tales.
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Indische godsdiensten.
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India.
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| Dewey Classification
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398.2/0954
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| LC Classification
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GR305.A46 1981eb
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11.90bcl
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| Added Entry
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Shinn, Larry D.,1942-
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