Reincarnation or Rebirth was something taken for granted and a living reality in the continent of India 2600 years ago. Considering the present-day scenario, the West is inching its way into accepting reincarnation as something similar judging from various publications and experiments on hypnotic regression. In these stories found within these pages have been enumerated the past births of the Buddha, which were delivered as discourses as a cure for a certain psychological malady of a certain monk. These stories are parabolic in their exhortations and full of insights into leading a life fully in accordance with the morality inculcated in Buddhism. There are 548 Jataka Stories in all. Earlier 217 of these Tales were published with the translator and editorship of Ken and Visakha Kawasaki. The 331 odd stories found in this three-volume treatise is published as a sequel to the above with the translator and editorship of Mr. Viranjeewa Weerakkody.
This Vinaya treatise entitled Upasampadā-sīlaya, which was commenced by us-Rerukāne Chandavimala Mahasthavira-with the intent of guiding aspirants who have undertaken higher ordination (upasampadā) and entered the homeless life in the noble Dispensation (nairyyāņika śāsana) of the Blessed Buddha, the Great Compassionate One, for the purpose of liberation from the suffering of samsāra, is hereby brought to completion. in sinhala translate