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portada Caught by Desire. Jataka Tale Rhymes
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2026
Language
English
Pages
56
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 0.30 cm
ISBN13
9798196153600

Caught by Desire. Jataka Tale Rhymes

Samuel Denhartog (Author) · Independently published · Paperback

Caught by Desire. Jataka Tale Rhymes - Samuel DenHartog

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Synopsis "Caught by Desire. Jataka Tale Rhymes"

A monk at Jetavana cannot free his heart from the woman he once loved, and the Buddha answers with a tale from a former life. Long ago, in the river near Benares, a great fish followed his mate with such blind longing that he failed to notice the danger waiting in the water. She sensed the hidden net and escaped, but he swam straight into its meshes.

Dragged onto the sand by fishermen, the fish faced fire, embers, and the sharp spit prepared for roasting. Yet his strangest grief was not the pain before him, but the fear that his mate might think he had abandoned her for another. At that moment, the Bodhisatta came to the riverbank, heard the fish's lament, and understood that passion had trapped him more deeply than the net.

This Jataka tale blends tenderness, danger, humor, and wisdom in a compact story of desire and rescue. Told through twenty-five rhyming chapters, it follows a creature saved at the edge of death and a troubled monk led toward awakening. It is a memorable reminder that the heart can become tangled long before the body is caught.

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