• An Arahant who had lost his eyesight
  • Why cry for the moon?
  • The old man who retaliated
  • The old man who retaliated
  • The quarrelsome bhikkhus of Kosambi
  • The fate of Mahakala and Culakala who became monks
  • Who is worthy to receive the yellow robe?
  • It is difficult to realise the truth
  • Meditating for the sake of a girl
  • A butcher who suffered here and hereafter
  • Happiness here and happiness hereafter
  • The miserable fate of Devadatta
  • The achievement of a young girl
  • Knowledge is not realisation
  • Magandiya's plot against queen Samavati
  • The voice of a rich man
  • How a dullard attained Sainthood
  • Childish behaviour at a festival
  • Kassapa wants to know the number of births and deaths
  • The goal of the religious life
  • How Magha became Sakka
  • The fire of knowledge
  • The monk who developed contentment
  • Meghiya who could not control his mind
  • The lady mind reader
  • A wise man should guard his thoughts
  • The mind can wander afar
  • The fickle-minded monk
  • The spirits which disturbed the monks
  • The monk with a stinking body
  • Nanda, the herdsman
  • A mother of two and a father of two
  • Concentrate on your body
  • The bhikkhu who contemplated on the body as a mirage
  • Vidudabha seeks vengeance on the Sakyans
  • The lady who was born In Tavatimsa heaven
  • The miserly rich man
  • Pay no attention to curses
  • To whom should one pay respect?
  • The most devout lady
  • The question raised by the Venerable Ananda
  • Sakka gives alms to Venerable Kassapa
  • Godhika attains Sainthood while attempting suicide
  • Giving alms to test the wise
  • The king who craved for another man's wife
  • A disobedient novice monk
  • The fate of a stingy rich man
  • How to differentiate the fools
  • Fools cannot realise the Dhamma
  • The wise can realise the Dhamma
  • The leper's confidence In the Triple Gem
  • The strong devotion of a florist
  • The young man who molested a nun
  • The ascetic who deceived others
  • A ghost with a human head and snake's body
  • Be careful in actions
  • A lay disciple and a stubborn monk
  • A novice monk who won all hearts
  • A poor man wins spiritual release
  • Monks not observing the rules of Holy Order
  • The stubbornness of Venerable Channa
  • A king and his ministers attain Sainthood
  • A young samanera's achievement
  • Unshaken as a rock
  • The lady who abused the bhikkhus
  • The wise are unaffected by gain or loss
  • One must work for his own liberation
  • Very few in this world can attain the final goal
  • From darkness to brightness
  • The Buddha and his physician
  • An Arahant has no attachment (Maha Kassapa)
  • The monk who stored rice
  • The monk and the goddess
  • Sakka pays respects to Venerable Maha Kaccayana
  • The monk who accused Venerable Sariputta
  • The loss of an eye
  • Faith alone cannot make one realise Nibbana
  • The youngest brother of Sariputta
  • A courtesan tempts a monk
  • An executioner and his fate
  • The fastest way to attain Arahanthood
  • The rich girl who married a thief
  • Gain and loss in gambling
  • The way to the Brahma world
  • Fire worshipping is not the way
  • The brahmin who sacrificed animals
  • How the Buddha protected a child
  • The miracle of a young novice monk
  • Venerable Kondanna and the robbers
  • Attaining Sainthood while attempting suicide
  • Patacara is bereft of all her family
  • The cure for death
  • The children who neglected their mother
  • The great offering of a poor brahmin
  • Refrain from sexual abuse
  • A female deva attends to Maha Kassapa
  • Anatha Pindika and the guardian spirit
  • The careless bhikkhu
  • The rich man who gave little
  • A journey beset with danger
  • Kukkuta Mltta the hunter and his family comprehend the Dhamma
  • A hunter who was attacked by his own dogs
  • The gem polisher who beat an innocent monk
  • Nobody can escape from the effects of evil kamma
  • King Suppabuddha blocks the Buddha's path
  • The bhikkhus who quarrelled over a temple
  • The second quarrel
  • The youths who beat a snake
  • The monk and the phantom woman
  • The ladies who observed precepts for different purposes
  • Paying for his evil deeds
  • Untimely death of Venerable Moggallana
  • The monk with many possessions
  • Attaining Nibbana in the dress of a layman
  • The monk and the ragged clothes
  • Sukha the novice monk
  • Visakha and her drunken companions
  • How the Buddha auctioned Sirima's corpse
  • How the Buddha consoled an elderly nun
  • The over-confident monks
  • Arahanthood through reflection on the impermanence of beauty
  • The queen who regretted over a minor mistake
  • The monk who always said the wrong thing
  • The paean of bliss uttered by the Buddha
  • How Mahadhana squandered away his wealth
  • The prince who had no offspring
  • The greedy monk
  • The monk who preached without practising
  • The son of a bhikkhuni
  • The untimely death of a devotee
  • The story of Devadatta, the opponent of the Buddha
  • The story of schism in the Order
  • The jealous monk
  • A devotee protected by courtesans
  • The story of a diligent monk
  • A bhikkhu who quarrelled with a young girl
  • The Buddha visits Kapilavatthu
  • Meditation on a mirage
  • How the Buddha consoled a sad prince (Abhaya)
  • The monk with a broom
  • A murderer who attained Sainthood
  • The weaver-girl who realised the nature of Life
  • Thirty bhikkhus who suddenly disappeared
  • Cinca Manavika falsely accuses the Buddha
  • The almsgiving competition
  • The story of Kala, son of Anatha Pindika
  • The marriage proposal to the Buddha
  • The Buddha's return from the Tavatimsa Deva Loka
  • The king of Nagas and his daughter
  • The Teaching of the Buddha
  • A discontented young bhikkhu
  • Seek refuge in the Triple Gem
  • The noblest of men
  • What is happiness?
  • Honour those worthy of honour
  • The dispute over water
  • Mara Influences the villagers against the Buddha
  • Victory produces hatred
  • The fire of lust
  • The Buddha and a hungry man
  • Be moderate in eating
  • The way to honour the Buddha
  • Sakka nurses the Buddha
  • Attachment hinders spiritual development
  • The Buddha comforts the afflicted
  • The Buddha comforts Visakha
  • The princes who fought over a courtesan
  • Anitthi Gandha Kumara loses his bride
  • From craving springs sorrow
  • Kassapa receives baskets of cakes
  • The elderly monk who was reborn in the pure abode
  • Nandiya attains heavenly glory
  • The lady who was cured of her skin disease
  • A monk and the tree spirit
  • Metta protects Lady Uttara from boiling oil
  • The way to heaven
  • A brahmin greets the Buddha as his son
  • It is the giver that makes the gift
  • Nothing too much and too little
  • A group of bhikkhus who wore wooden sandals
  • The fate of a butcher and his son
  • A brahmin attends to the needs of holy men
  • A monk who was born as an insect
  • The monk who made false claims
  • A man whose wife committed adultery
  • The monk who practised medicine
  • It is not easy to observe precepts
  • The envious are not at peace
  • The inattentive lay-disciples
  • The rich man
  • The fault-finding monk
  • The wandering ascetic
  • The judges who took bribes
  • The greedy monk
  • Knowledge is not realisation
  • Age is not the criterion
  • Pretending to be what they are not
  • The monk who liked to argue
  • Who is a bhikkhu?
  • Silence is not wisdom
  • Live up to the name
  • It is not easy to become an Arahant
  • The path to perfection
  • Meditation on anatta
  • Be vigilant and do not be idle
  • Guard your thought, word and deed
  • Knowledge without realisation is useless
  • The old monks and the old woman
  • Meditation on a lotus flower
  • A wealthy merchant's impending death
  • Death comes to all beings
  • Sons and daughters are no refuge
  • The power of the Ratana Sutta
  • Hatred is only appeased by love
  • Monks who decorated their slippers
  • Lakuntaka Bhaddiya killed his 'parents'
  • The boy and the spirits
  • No satisfaction in life
  • A virtuous one is showered with riches
  • Distance is not the problem
  • It is better to stay alone
  • An evil plot against the Buddha
  • Those who suffered for their evil deeds
  • Bhikkhus pretending to have attained perfection
  • The man whom women loved
  • The obstinate bhikkhu
  • The jealous woman who tortured her maid
  • The bhikkhus who had to fend for themselves
  • The misguided naked ascetics
  • Children visit the Buddha
  • How the Buddha endured abuses
  • One must train oneself
  • The father and his ungrateful sons
  • On moderation in eating
  • The novice monk and the mother spirit
  • An old elephant responds to battle-drums
  • An elephant waits upon the Buddha
  • Mara tries to tempt the Buddha
  • The golden fish with stinking breath
  • Effect of good and bad deeds
  • A man who faced death bravely
  • The bonds of craving
  • Beauty is but skin deep
  • An acrobat who became a Saint
  • How a young woman influenced a bhikkhu
  • How Mara tried to frighten young Rahula
  • It is not easy to appreciate the Dhamma
  • Sakka's request
  • Riches destroy the fool
  • Seeds sown on fertile ground yield abundantly
  • Bhikkhus should control their senses
  • The monk who killed a goose
  • A bhikkhu should control his tongue
  • The way to respect the Buddha
  • A bhikkhu should be contented
  • All almsfood is the same
  • A devout lady and the thieves
  • Meditation on jasmine flowers
  • A bhikkhu should be calm
  • Attachment to old clothes
  • Admiration of the Buddha
  • The novice monk who performed a miracle
  • Not all bhikkhus are Arahants
  • Tranquillity and Insight
  • Where is the 'Other Shore'?
  • Who is a real brahmana?
  • Glory of the Buddha
  • Not every recluse is a bhikkhu
  • Maha Pajapati Gotami asks for ordination
  • Honour those worthy of honour
  • A brahmana is one who has realised the Dhamma
  • It is not easy to mislead the wise
  • The Buddha praises Kisa Gotami
  • One cannot become a brahmana by birth
  • One who has cut off fetters has no fear
  • Cut the strap of craving
  • The Buddha subdues the abusive brothers
  • Venerable Sariputta is reviled by his mother
  • An Arahant does not cling to sensual pleasures
  • The bond-servant who became an Arahant
  • The Buddha praises Khema
  • Bhikkhu Tissa is accused of practising exorcism
  • A monk who was mistakenly beaten
  • The lady and four novices
  • Arahants have no mental defilements
  • Force of habit
  • The monk who was accused of theft
  • Bhikkhus misunderstand Sariputta
  • Bhikkhus misunderstand Moggallana
  • Go beyond good and evil
  • The youth with a shining body
  • An unusually long pregnancy
  • A courtesan tempts a monk
  • How Bhikkhu Jatila attained Arahanthood
  • The celestial mansion of Jotika
  • The monk who was a dancer
  • The monk who was a dancer
  • Vangisa the skull-tapper
  • The wife who became a bhikkhuni
  • Angulimala and the elephant
  • The offering of Devahita