Jātaka Tales: The Carpenter's Boar

    Part One

    Artist Roberta Mansell illustrated some of the stories of the Buddha's previous births (Jātakas), for her children. She has kindly allowed The Zen Gateway to feature some of them. We present some here with extracts of text from the original story.

    Title Page from The Carpenter's Boar

    © Roberta Mansell

    The Carpenter's Boar

    ©

    Roberta Mansell

    The Carpenter's Boar

    ©

    Roberta Mansell

    The Carpenter's Boar

    ©

    Roberta Mansell

    The Carpenter's Boar

    ©

    Roberta Mansell

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