The second of two videos describing the panels on the lower register of the first level at Borobudur.
Walid Haddad, Jātaka, the Buddhas Past Birth-Stories, 01
A description of the panels on the lower register of the first level balustrade at Borobudur, showing Jātaka stories.
The Crow Birth (told by Margo McLoughlin)
A retelling of Jātaka 140 in which the Bodhisatta in born as a crow and saves his fellows from a brahmin’s anger.
The Antelope Birth (told by Margo McLoughlin)
An interactive retelling of the Antelope Jātaka before an audience of devotees at Birken Forest Monastery.
The Acrobats, Citta & Sambhūta (told by Margo McLoughlin)
A magical retelling of a story which traces the lives of friends as they pass from life to life.
The Story of Mahajanaka
An animated retelling of one of the most popular Jataka stories, illustrating the perfection of perserverance.
Somtow’s Mahajanaka Opera-Ballet
An opera and ballet based on one of the most famous Jataka stories by the prolific American/Thai writer and composer S. P. Somtow.