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 TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Translator's Introduction.

Part I.

The Book of Birth Stories, and their Migration to the West.

Orthodox Buddhist belief concerning it. Two reasons for the value attached to it

Selected Stories. — 1. The Ass in the Lion's Skin 2. The Talkative Tortoise 3. The Jackal and the Crow 4. The Wise Judge 5. Sakka's Presents 6. A Lesson for Kings The Kalilag and Damnag Literature Origin of 'Æsop's' Fables The Barlaam and Josaphat Literature Other Migrations of the Buddhist Tales Greek and Buddhist Fables Solomon's Judgment Summary of Part I

Part II.

The Birth Stories in India.

Jātakas derived from the Pāli Piṭakas

,, in the Cariyā Piṭaka and Jātaka Mālā ,, ,, Buddhavaŋsa ,, at the Council of Vesāli ,, on the Ancient Sculptures The Pāli Names of the Jātakas The Jātakas one of the Navaŋgāni Authorship of our present Collection