Buddhism

අලි මන්තරේ - ජාතක කතා පොත ඈත අතීතයේ සිට ම සිංහල බෞද්ධ සමාජයට ගුරුහරුකම් දුන් පොතකි. එහි එන කථා, පොඩි දරුවන් අතට පත් කිරීමෙන් ඔවුන්ගේ ගුණ නැණ දෙකම වැ‌ඩෙනු ඇත. මේ කථා පොඩි දරුවන්ට ආසාවෙන් ද කෙටියෙන් ද කියවිය හැකි අයුරින් ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම මේ පොත් පෙළේ අරමුණයි. මෙහි එන කථාවට පදනම් වූයේ 'මඝ මානවක ජාතකය' යි.

රුක් දෙවිවරු - ජාතක කතා පොත ඈත අතීතයේ සිට ම සිංහල බෞද්ධ සමාජයට ගුරුහරුකම් දුන් පොතකි. එහි එන කථා, පොඩි දරුවන් අතට පත් කිරීමෙන් ඔවුන්ගේ ගුණ නැණ දෙකම වැ‌ඩෙනු ඇත. මේ කථා පොඩි දරුවන්ට ආසාවෙන් ද කෙටියෙන් ද කියවිය හැකි අයුරින් ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම මේ පොත් පෙළේ අරමුණයි. මෙහි එන කථාවට පදනම් වූයේ 'රුක්ඛධම්ම ජාතකය' යි.

තාපසයාගේ සුරතලා - ජාතක කතා පොත ඈත අතීතයේ සිට ම සිංහල බෞද්ධ සමාජයට ගුරුහරුකම් දුන් පොතකි. එහි එන කථා, පොඩි දරුවන් අතට පත් කිරීමෙන් ඔවුන්ගේ ගුණ නැණ දෙකම වැ‌ඩෙනු ඇත. මේ කථා පොඩි දරුවන්ට ආසාවෙන් ද කෙටියෙන් ද කියවිය හැකි අයුරින් ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම මේ පොත් පෙළේ අරමුණයි. මෙහි එන කථාවට පදනම් වූයේ 'වේළුක ජාතකය' යි.

රජ සැපතට හේතු වූ පොඩි දඬුවම - තිළමුට්ටි ජාතක කථාව ඇසුරින් සම්පාදිත "රජ සැපතට හේතු වූ දඬුවම" නම් මෙම කෘතිය ගුරු-ගෝල සම්බන්ධය පිළිබඳ වර්තමාන සමාජගත ඇතැම් දුර්මත සිඳලමින් ගුරුවරයෙකුගේ භූමිකාව මනාව ඉස්මතුවන සේ ඉදිරිපත් කෙරේ.

Jataka Stories have been inspiring the people for generations to  lead a life of virtue. The 30 jatakas presented in this book are rich with ingredients that make them delightful reading by children. The characters are very often animals, birds, snakes as well as demons. They say things and do things in the same way as the humans do.  By reading these stories the children while deriving pleasure would unconsciously cultivate some virtue which is the underlying theme of any jataka story.  

Matu-Posaka is an edifying parable highlighting the supreme joy a young elephant experienced in caring after its blind mother that has touched the hearts of millions through the centuries. This moving story is more relevant today than ever before.

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Tipallattha Miga Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Vanarinda Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Serivanija Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Kusanali Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Nalapana Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Thilamutti Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Vannupatha Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Vatamiga Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Amba Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Kuhaka Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Nandivisala Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Mahilamukha Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Mahasara Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Siri Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Abhinha Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Maga Manavaka Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Rukka Damma Jataka.'

The collection of Jataka tales that narrate the tales of the former births of the Buddha has guided Sri Lankan Buddhist society from ancient times. Children who read these tales will grow in virtue and wisdom. The aim of this series of booklets is to present some of these Jataka tales in a short and readable manner. This story is based on the 'Kanha Jataka.'