The Vessantara Jātaka in the Maṇi bka’ ’bum and the Fifth Dalai Lama’s ’Khrung rab
By Tomoko Makidono
32 pagesThe prince and his two wives, buddhas of the ten directions, gods and nāgas all shed tears, which collect to form a big lake. Lotus flowers bloom on the lake, and from them spring buddhas. The earth quakes, and rainbows and flowers rain down from the sky.
A couple, previously unidentified, Tibetan parallels to the Vessantara Jātaka.