Author: Buddhist Text Translation Society

In ancient India, youth learned about morality from Jataka tales, engaging stories about right and wrong and the consequences of one and rsquo;s actions. The Legend of Mahaduta is the story of a rich jewelry merchant and his slave who encounter a wise Buddhist monk. The tale teaches the lessons of cause and effect, kindness and compassion, greed and hatred.

Reviews
. . . this story will appeal to young and old alike. A good addition to the legend section in school and public libraries, this book is also an excellent support resource for the study of religions in middle grade classrooms.
Reviewed by Betsy Duarte Shepard, Wakefield Middle School, Tucson, AZ
--Criticas, Jan. 15, 2008

The Legend of Mahaduta follows the central theme that karma is inescapable - bad deeds bring about suffering to the doer as well as to the unfortunate recipient, and that suffering haunts the doer from lifetime to lifetime. Yet it is possible to break the chain of suffering
Midwest Book Review
Feb. 2008