| Description |
127 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Audience |
5-8. |
| Contents |
Background for parents. About this book ; The Buddha and Buddhism ; The Eightfold Noble Path ; Working with the stories ; Taking Buddhism further ; Introducing meditation ; The art of storytelling -- Eighteen stories about the Noble Eightfold Path. Bella and the magic soup : right concentration ; The magic moonlight tree : right intention ; The new girl : right action ; Ester and Lucky : right livelihood ; The shiny red train : right action ; The sheep stealers : right effort ; Aloka and the band of robbers : right concentration ; The monkey thieves : right action ; Angelica and King Frederick : right view ; The beautiful white horse : right mindfulness ; Danan and the serpent : right intention ; The spirit of the tree : right view ; Egbert and the fisherman : right speech ; Amrita and the elephants : right mindfulness ; The lion and the boar : right speech ; Tim and Grandpa Joe : right view ; The desert willow : right effort ; Antonio and his treasure : right livelihood -- The art of meditation. Preparing to meditate ; Beautiful White Horse meditation ; Crossing the river meditation ; Magic moonlight tree meditation. |
| Summary |
Based on the ancient Jataka Tales, this collection is designed for you to share with your children at bedtime. Each story focuses on a message of the Eightfold Noble Path, the key set of Buddhist principles to guide behavior. By sharing the stories, you will reinforce key ideas such as making a commitment to self-improvement, developing and strengthening the depth of our concentration, and behaving with compassion. |
| Subject |
Buddhist mythology -- Juvenile literature.
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Spiritual life -- Buddhism -- Juvenile literature.
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Jataka stories.
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Buddhist mythology. (OCoLC)fst00840244
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Spiritual life -- Buddhism.
(OCoLC)fst01130105
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| ISBN |
9781780285146 (pbk.) |
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1780285140 (pbk.) |
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