Tibetan translation series. Leaves of the heaven tree : the great compassion of the Buddha ; [translated by Deborah Black]

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Book
ISBN 10
0898002834 
ISBN 13
9780898002836 
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Publication Year
1997 
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Subject
Kṣemendra,--active 11th century.--Avadānakalpalatā.; Gautama Buddha--Pre-existence. 
Description
xxii, 477 pages : 27 cm.; Based on Ksemendra's Bodhisattvāvadānakalpalatā.; Includes index.; Awakening of king prabhasa -- Generosity of king srisena -- King manicuda's perfection of giving -- Fall of king mandhata -- Gift of king candraprabha -- Travels to the island of badara -- Maiden muktalata -- Householder srigupta -- Jytiska's realization -- Born from the womb -- Nanda and sundari -- Virudhaka's revenge -- Yaksa haritaka -- Performance of the miracles -- Descent from heaven -- Destruction of the boulder -- Prophesy of maitreya -- Justice of king darksamukha -- Past lives of sariputra -- Sronakotikarna learns the power of karma -- Amrapali and the king -- Donation of the grove -- Meeting of father and son -- Visvantara's perfection of giving -- Bodhisattva's renunciation -- Conquest of mara -- Origin of the sakyas -- Merit of srona kotivimsa -- Elephant dhanapala -- Patience of kasisundara -- Gold-sides, the deer suvarnaparsva -- Trials of kalyanakari -- Integrity of prince visakha -- Nagas nanda and upananda -- Housholder sudatta -- Ghosila, the honest official -- Purna's power of virtue -- Mukapangu, the idiot cripple -- Sage ksanti's demonstration of patience -- Fruition of kapila's karma -- Conversion of king udrayana -- Results of pandita's generosity -- Pure conduct of king kanakavarna -- Hiranyapani's hands of gold -- Ajatasatru's treachery -- Kritajna discovers the power of truth -- Trunks of the sala trees -- Sarvartgasiddha's visit to the naga realm -- Hastaka's good fortune -- Performing the ten actions -- Lady rukmavati -- Adinapunya offers his life -- Subhasitagavesin, seeker of wisdom -- Sattvausadha's power of healing -- King sarvadana's act of mercy -- Subjugation of the naga gopapala -- Building of the stupas -- King punyabala's practice of giving -- Trials of asoka's son kunala -- Naga kumara's request -- Farmer's pure offering -- Yasoda becomes an arhat -- Mahakasyapa's home-departure -- Sudhana and the kinnara maiden -- Ekasringa's decision -- Kavikumara's retribution -- Sangharaksita's spiritual journey -- Padmavati's ordeal -- Consecration of the dharma king -- Arhat madhyantika in kashmir -- Sanavasika's humility -- Upagupta's conquest of mara -- Letter of the nagas -- Asoka offers the earth -- Teaching of pratituasamutpada -- Sea monster vidura -- Conversion of kaineyaka -- Fall of sakra -- Mahendrasena's burden of wealth -- Subhadra, the buddha's last disciplle -- Hetuttama: the power of refuge -- Deceit leading to hell -- Rahula's six years in the womb -- Arhat madhurasvara -- Generosity of prince hitaisin -- Partridge's power of virtue -- Padmaka's ordeal -- Son of hastisayyati -- Liberation of dharmaruci -- Dhanika's offerings -- Eloquence of king sibi -- Daughter of maitra -- Pure mind of sumagadha -- Yasomitra's nectar of merit -- Tigress: the karma of generosity -- Compassionate elephant -- Tortoise's gift -- Strength of spirituality -- King padmaka's wishing prayer -- Punyaprabhasa and the karma of desire -- Filial love of syamaka -- Compassionate lion -- Prince priyapinda's conciliation -- Rabbit's selfless offering -- Karma of the sage raivata -- Integrity of prince kanakavarman -- Householder suddhodana's wealth -- Jimutavahana's sacrifice; 
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