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Dharma Storybooks
high-definition creative commons Dharma Storybooks suitable for study, teaching and sharing with others.
Bodhisattva and Buddhas
Jātakamāla, The Garland of Birth Stories
based on the translation by J S Speyer
(33 Stories, 500 Posters)
From the Awakening to the Chief Disciples
based on the Vinaya Mahākhandhaka.
(Amaravatī Style, 13 Stories, 164 Posters)
The Great Emancipation
(Amaravatī Style, 20 Stories, 234 Posters)
Stories from The Light of Asia
Illustrations of the Stories in Edwin Arnold’s Masterpiece
(8 Stories, 118 Posters)
Great Disciples
The Lives of the Foremost Monks
Stories Based Upon the Great Chronicles of the Buddhas
(Madhubani Painting Style, 41 Stories, 513 Posters)
The Lives of the Foremost Nuns
Stories Based Upon the Great Chronicles of the Buddhas
(Madhubani Painting Style, 13 Stories, 171 Posters)
The Epic of Maṇimēkhalai
The Tamil Epic of Wisdom and Compassion
(Thanjavur Painting Style, 16 Stories, 204 Posters)
Dhammapada
Stories from the Dhammapada Commentary
Illustrations of the Stories from the Dhammapada Commentary
(117 Stories, 1,621 Posters)
Chronicles
The Life of Aśoka, the Righteous
Based on Aśoka, the Righteous by Ānanda W P Guruge
(Kalamkari Textile Style, 8 Stories, 103 Posters)
Arahat Saṅghamittā’s Story
Stories Based Upon the Extended Mahāvaṁsa
(5 Stories, 75 Posters)
Dīpavaṁsa
The Chronicle of the Island (of Sri Lanka)
(Kandy Painting Style, 22 Chapters, 283 Posters)
Thūpavaṁsa
The Legend of the Thūpas
(Madhubani Painting Style, 15 Chapters, 201 Posters)
Sāsanavaṁsa
The History of the Buddha’s Religion
(Myanmar Temple Painting Style, 11 Chapters, 155 Posters)
China
The Biographies of Eminent Monks
Biographies of 18 Eminent Monks who Transmitted the Dharma to China
(Mogao Style, 18 Stories, 255 Posters)
The Transmission of the Lamp
Biographies of 16 Patriarchs of Chan from Mahākaśyapa to Huineng
(Zen Painting Style, 16 Stories, 202 Posters)
The Lives of Inspiring Chinese Nuns
Illustrations of the Lives of 12 Early Nuns in China
(12 Stories, 153 Posters)
Tibet
The Nālandā Masters
Stories Based Upon Buston’s History of Buddhism
(Kalamkari Textile Style, 13 Stories, 165 Posters)
Buddhism in Tibet
The Lives of Twenty Influential People in Tibet
(Tibetan Painting Style, 20 Stories, 257 Posters)
Influential Stories
The Ramayana, The Epic of Rama, Prince of India
(Prambanan Style, 13 Chapters, 189 Posters)
The Mahabharata, Epic of the Bharatas
(Kangra Painting Style, 13 Chapters, 169 Posters)
Tales from the Pañcatantra
(Indian Miniature Style, 20 Chapters, 245 Posters)
Modern Masters
The Life of Mahāsi Sayādaw
(Ava Temple Painting Style, 21 Chapters, 243 Posters)
The Autobiography of Ven. Rerukane Candavimala
(Kandy Painting Style, 4 Chapters, 54 Posters)
Pure Inspiration, Ven. Ñāṇavimala Mahāthera
Recollections of his Life, Practice and Teachings
(German Expressionist Painting Style, 12 Chapters, 163 Posters)
The Life and Teachings of Ajahn Chah
(Thai Painting Style, 12 Chapters, 158 Posters)
Meditation Teachings
Bhikkhu Sumedha
His Teachings and Paintings
(Sumedha Style, 9 Chapters, 113 Posters)
The Gentle Way of Buddhist Meditation
by Godwin Samararatne
(Colourful Zen Painting Style, 9 Chapters, 199 Posters)
Dhamma Teachings
The Ten Perfections (Pāramī)
Mingun Sayādaw
(Pattachitra Painting Style, 10 Chapters, 133 Posters)
The Seven Facets of Insight (Satta Bojjhaṅga)
Henri van Zeyst
(Sri Lankan Temple Painting Style, 8 Chapters, 92 Posters)