Chapter II: Introduction: xxi

Introductory Stanzas 1

I. The Story of the Tigress 2

II. The Story of the King of the _S_ibis 8

III. The Story of the Small Portion of Gruel 20

IV. The Story of the Head of a Guild 25

V. The Story of Avishahya, the Head of a Guild 30

VI. The Story of the Hare 37

VII. The Story of Agastya 46

VIII. The Story of Maitrîbala 55

IX. The Story of Vi_s_vantara 71

X. The Story of the Sacrifice 93

XI. The Story of _S_akra 104

XII. The Story of the Brâhman 109

XIII. The Story of Unmâdayantî 114

XIV. The Story of Supâraga 124

XV. The Story of the Fish 134

XVI. The Story of the Quail's Young 138

XVII. The Story of the Jar 141

XVIII. The Story of the Childless One 148

XIX. The Story of the Lotus-Stalks 154

XX. The Story of the Treasurer 164

XXI. The Story of _K_u_dd_abodhi 172

XXII. The Story of the Holy Swans 181

XXIII. The Story of Mahâbodhi 200

XXIV. The Story of the Great Ape 218

XXV. The Story of the _S_arabha 227

XXVI. The Story of the Ruru-Deer 234

XXVII. The Story of the Great Monkey 244

XXVIII. The Story of Kshântivâdin 253

XXIX. The Story of the Inhabitant of the Brahmaloka 268

XXX. The Story of the Elephant 281

XXXI. The Story of Sutasoma 291

XXXII. The Story of Ayog_ri_ha 314

XXXIII. The Story of the Buffalo 324

XXXIV. The Story of the Woodpecker 329

Synoptical Table of the Correspondence between the
Stanzas of the _G_âtakamâlâ and the Scripture
Verses of the Pâli _G_âtaka 337

Index 341

Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for
the Translations of the Sacred Books of the
Buddhists 347