Great Gift and the Wish-Fulfilling Gem

Title

en_US Great Gift and the Wish-Fulfilling Gem

en_US Jataka Tales Series

en_US Dh6

Description

en_US Retold by Lama Mipham

Creator

en_US Mi-pham-rgya-mtsho See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US McSweeney, Terry

Date

2016-01-25T19:37:46Z

en_US 2004-12

en_US 1986

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:37:46Z

Date Issued

en_US 1986

Abstract

en_US Great Gift is the beloved son of a kind, rich, respected government minister. Great Gift becomes unhappy when first his father takes him to town and he sees people so poor that they have to work hard or to steal. After rejecting the simple gift of riches to them, he decides to search for what alone can help them, a wish-fulfilling gem. A caravan and then ocean trip brings him to the island known as the Fountain of Jewels. But none of the jewels here are wish-fulfilling gems, so he asks to be dropped off elsewhere by the merchants as they return. Great Gift shows a remarkable ability to calm enemies by his gift of love, including the Nagas (dragons) guarding the castle where wish-fulfilling gems are kept. The Naga king gives Great Gift the wish-fulfilling gem from his crown in return for a month's teaching. The gem brings to everyone on earth enough to fill their needs. People gather, and Great Gift teaches them how to be happy and how to live in harmony. The art here follows several different styles. Some illustrations seem decidedly Indian. Others move into a pop style.

Identifier

en_US 0898001447 (pbk.)

en_US 5324 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/80869

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Dharma Publishing

en_US Oakland, CA

Subject

en_US BQ1462.E5 G74 1986 See all items with this value

en_US Jatakas See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole