PART I.

_The Book of Birth Stories, and their Migration to the West._

Orthodox Buddhist belief concerning it. Two reasons for the value attached to it i-iv

Selected Stories.--1. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin v

2. The Talkative Tortoise viii

3. The Jackal and the Crow xii

4. The Wise Judge xiv

5. Sakka’s Presents xvi

6. A Lesson for Kings xxii

The Kalilag and Damnag Literature xxix

Origin of ‘Æsop’s’ Fables xxxii

The Barlaam and Josaphat Literature xxxvi

Other Migrations of the Buddhist Tales xli

Greek and Buddhist Fables xliii

Solomon’s Judgment xliv

Summary of Part I. xlviii