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...e stories about the [[Shakyamuni Buddha|Buddha]] and other characters, and stories of their former lives.<ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.</ref> ...

...e. If you aim to accomplish your practice, these sublime beings’ words and stories will act as your witness. ...

...literary forms in Buddhism: the Buddha’s past-life stories. Most past-life stories of the Buddha are found within two genres of Buddhist literature: [[avadana ...literary forms in Buddhism: the Buddha’s past-life stories. Most past-life stories of the Buddha are found within two genres of Buddhist literature: [[avadana ...

...rab trengwa'', [[Wyl.]] ''skyes rabs 'phreng ba'') — 'The Garland of Birth Stories' by the master [[Arya Shura]] describes 34 of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]]'s previ It is said that Arya Shura planned to write 100 stories, ten to illustrate each of the [[ten paramitas]]. This project was later ta ...

...Kadampa]] master Gönpawa Wangchuk Gyaltsen (1016-1082). Several well known stories from his life can be found in [[Patrul Rinpoche]]'s ''[[Words of My Perfect ...

...Sutta''), sometimes called ''Ocean of Narratives'', consists of [[Jataka]] stories in fifty-one chapters, tracing the causes of present tragedy in human lives ...e. In the caves of [[Dunhuang]] there are many wall paintings illustrating stories from the ''Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish'', as well as painted scrolls ...

...s ''The Fifty Stanzas on the Spiritual Master'' and ''The Garland of Birth Stories'' (Skt. ''[[Jatakamala]]''). Many Tibetan scholars identify him with the ma ...

#stories of the past (''sngon rabs'') ...

The literature of Indian masters recounting stories of the Buddha’s former lives can be found in the Tibetan [[Tengyur]], [[T ...

*[[Lelung Shyepé Dorje]], ''Life Stories of an Ocean of Oath-Bound Protectors of the Teachings'' (Wyl. ''dam can bst ...

#''Avadāna''. Life stories of buddhas, bodhisattvas, disciples, and various individuals. #Life stories ...

...s writings on the origin of various [[Dharma protector]]s, entitled ''Life Stories of an Ocean of Oath-Bound Protectors of the Teachings''.<ref>''dam can bsta ...

...hrough his interactions with human and nonhuman interlocutors, and through stories of various past buddhas, we are led step by step through the topics of [[re ...

...style. Although this class of works is as varied as it is voluminous, the stories typically illustrate the results of good and bad [[karma]], indicating how ...

...of the scriptures provide specific information about its whereabouts. The stories surrounding Suvarnabhumi often involve sea ventures to the legendary land, ...

...atue story, statues one to three are included. In the four and five statue stories, the fourth and fifth statues are added respectively (see the list below). ...assowitz Verlag, 1994) 189-194. For an extensive discussion of the various stories, see: Franz Karl Ehrhard, ''Die Statue und der Tempel des Arya Va-ti bzang- ...

*Jamyang Wangmo, ''The Lawudo Lama, Stories of Reincarnation from the Mount Everest Region'', Wisdom Publications, 2005 ...

...these to be proper efforts (''samyakpradhānāni'')." Andy Rotman, ''Divine Stories Part 1'', Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2008, p. 452</ref> (Andy Rotman) ...

..., one of the incarnations of his father Dudjom Rinpoche. According to oral stories of the lineage, this fulfills a promise made by Dudjom Rinpoche to his son ...

Oral lineage stories said that long ago, “a great yogi known as Gyalwa Yang Gonpa blessed the ...