One hundred illuminating tales of the foibles and follies of everyday fools, this elegant, humorous, and masterful little book of wisdom is a welcome addition to the Buddhist canon "The One Hundred Parable Sutra" is known as the most humorous sutra in all of Buddhist literature. Here, Kazuaki Tanahashi, the celebrated translator, calligrapher, and Dogen scholar, and Peter Levitt, an award-winning poet, storyteller, and Zen practitioner, have translated and retold these jewel-like parables with storytelling panache for students, teachers, and seekers everywhere. With appropriate commentary, each tale becomes a simple lesson for everyday living. From the potter who seeks fame to the woman who possesses great lust, these tales are told with a gentle clarity that magnifies our appetites and delusions. In doing so, they become an accurate mirror of the human condition. A Flock of Fools is a perfect little book of wisdom, laughter, and compassion. Beautifully designed for gift giving, this handsome volume is illustrated with seventeen original brushwork drawings by Tanahashi, one of the world's most renowned calligraphers.
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FOREWORD NOTE ON THE ORIGINAL TEXT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PROLOGUE VOLUME ONE 1.Eating salt 2.Fool's Milk 3.A Man Whose Head Was Hit By A Pear 4.The Unfaithful Wife 5.The Thirsty Man 6.A Father Who Killed His Child 7.The Impostor 8.The Thief and The Treasure House 9.The Virtuous Father 10.The Three-Story Tower 11.The Brahman Who Killed A Child 12.Brown Sugar Broth 13.A Quick Temper 14.The Guide 15.The Quack Doctor 16.Sugarcane 17.The Halfpenny Loan 18.The Whetstone in A Tower 19.The Begging Bowl 20.The Tyrant 21.A Woman Who Wished to Have Another Child VOLUME TWO 22.Alone Wood Incense 23.The StolenBrocade 24.Sesame Seeds 25.Fire and Water 26.Winks 27.A Whip Wound 28.The Nose 29.The Rough-Hair Robe 30.The Shepherd 31.The Potter and the Brahman 32.Theft of God 33.A Fine Fruit Tree 34.Spring Water 35.The Worrior in A Treasure Chest 36.The Sorcerer's eye 37.A Man Who Killed His Herd of Cows 38.Th Wooden Conduit 39.Rice-straw plaster 40.Cure for Baldness 41.Flesh-Eating Demons VOLUME THREE 42.The Peddler and the Camel Skin 43.Polishing a Rock 44.Half a Rice Cracker 45.The Servant Who Kept the Gate 46.The Stolen Buffalo 47.The Duck Call 48.The Fox and the Falling Branch 49.A Handful of Hair 50.The Doctor and the Hunchback 51.Sharing the Maidservant 52.The Entertainer 53.The Teacher's Bad Life 54.Head and Tail 55.The King's Bread 56.Asking for Nothing 57.The Rich Man's Spittle 58.Dividing Equally 59.The Potter's Shop 60.The Golden Reflection 61.The Mahabrahman's Disciple 62.A Sick Man 63.The Demon's Costume 64.A Demon in the House 65.Five Hundred Sweet Cakes VOLUME FOUR 66.The Voyage 67.The Rice Cakes 68.A Man With A Grude 69.A Fast Eater 70.The Rich Man's Mangoes 71.The Bigamist 72.A Mouthful of Rice 73.The Cowardly Solider 74.THe Deceitiful Brahman 75.The Camel and the Jar 76.The Princess and the Country Fool 77.Ass's Milk 78.A Child Who Traveled Alone 79.The King's Armrest 80.Enema Water 81.The Bear and the Child 82.Sowing in the Filed 83.The Monkey and the Mean Man 84.Lunar Eclipse 85.A Woman's Eyes 86.The Gold Earrings 87.The Vland Cloth 88.Monkey Beans 89.A Golden Skunk 90.Counting Coins 91.Little Property 92.The Greedy Child 93.The Woman and the Bear 94.The Jewel and the Water Conduit 95.A Pair of Doves 96.The Man Who Plucked Out His Eyes 97.The Hidden Coin 98.The Tortoise MONK SANGHASENA'S FLOWER GARLAND OF THE FOOL TABLE OF SIMILAR TALES
