The Three Boys: and Other Buddhist Folktales from Tibet 9780824865115
A virtuous young woman journeys to the Land of the Dead to retrieve the still-beating heart of a king; a wily corpse-mon
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English Pages 232 Year 2006
Table of contents :
Contents
Introduction
The Three Boys
The King’s Heart
The Carpenter Who Went to Heaven
The Woodcutter and His Son
How Norbu Became a King
The Shape-Shifter’s Son
The King Stands Up
Penba and Dawa
The Dream Eater
The Boy Who Understood Animals
The Cook, the Cat, and the Endless Story
The Boy Who Never Lied
King Salgyel’s Daughter, Princess Dorjee
The Pig’s-Head Seer
Langa and Jatsalu
Notes on the Stories
Suggestions For Further Reading
Contents
Introduction
The Three Boys
The King’s Heart
The Carpenter Who Went to Heaven
The Woodcutter and His Son
How Norbu Became a King
The Shape-Shifter’s Son
The King Stands Up
Penba and Dawa
The Dream Eater
The Boy Who Understood Animals
The Cook, the Cat, and the Endless Story
The Boy Who Never Lied
King Salgyel’s Daughter, Princess Dorjee
The Pig’s-Head Seer
Langa and Jatsalu
Notes on the Stories
Suggestions For Further Reading
- Author / Uploaded
- Yeshi Dorjee (editor)
- John S. Major (editor)
- Yeshi Dorjee (editor)
