The Tham Vessantara-jAtaka - Khamkoo

7.5 How monks are trained for the ceremony 146
7.6 Preparations for the ceremony 148
7.7 The ritual aspects of the recital of the Tham Vessantara-jAtaka 152
7.8 Recital in PAli as an integral part of the Ceremony 159
7.9 Constructive views of the performance 163
7.10 Critical views of the performance 165
Conclusion 171
Part Two
Translation 176
Section One: PAramI : Perfection 176
Section Two: UBhassa : Anxiety 182
Section Three: LokavuDDhi : The welfare of the world 187
Section Four: Suttanta- piTaka : The discourses of the Buddha 191
Section Five: Vinaya-piTaka : The book of discipline 199
Section Six: Pathama Malai : The first section of MAleyya 206
Section Seven: Dutiya Malai : The second section of MAleyya 214
Section Twelve: Dasapon : Ten boons 222
Section Thirteen: Himapan : The section on the Himalaya forest 231
Section Fourteen: DAnakaB : The section on almsgiving 246
Section Fifteen: Vannapave : The section on entering the forest 261
Section Sixteen: Jujauk : The section on the Brahmin 269
Section Seventeen: CuLLapon : The section on the small forest 279
Section Eighteen: Mahapon : The section on the great forest 283
Section Nineteen: KumArapan : The section on the children 287
Section Twenty: MaddI : The section on MaddI 305
Section Twenty One: Sakkapan : The section on Sakka 321
Section Twenty Two: MahArAj : The section on the Great King 327
Section Twenty Three: Chakhatti : The section on the six nobles 341
Section Twenty Four : Nagon : The section on entering the city 349
Section Twenty Five: Anisong Vesan : The section on the good
results of Vessantara 364
Section Twenty Six: Vipak Vesan : the section on causes and
effects of Vessantara 373
Appendix I 377
Appendix II 378
Bibliography 382