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Lot 2474
E. B. COWELL: "THE JATAKA OR STORIES OF THE BUDDHA'S FORMER BIRTHS" 1-6 AND MYANMAR STYLE, BUDDHIST SCULPTURES, 6 VOLS. A.O. CLAUDINE BAUTZE-PICRON, Y. KRISHAN
Estimated Value:
30 € - 40 €
Schätzpreis:
15 €
Description:
Jataka stories or birth-legends were widely known in the third century B.C. Each story, narrated by the Buddha, opens with a preface realting the particular circumstances in the Buddha's life, revealing some events in the long series of his pervious existence as a bodhisattva. These stories magnify the glory of the Buddha and illustrate Buddhist doctrines and precepts by appropriate examples. First published 1895-1907/1990.From a European private collection, acquired before 2007