Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives (Volume 1) MUSIC / Ethnomusicology and whether it will be

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Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives (Volume 1) MUSIC / Ethnomusicology and whether it will beThe Garland of Past Lives is a collection of thirty four stories depicting the miraculous deeds performed by the Buddha in his previous rebirths. Composed in the fourth century C. E. by the Buddhist monk Aryashura, the texts accomplished artistry led Indian aesthetic theorists to praise its elegant mixture of verse and prose. The twenty stories in this first volume deal primarily with the virtues of giving and morality. Ascetics sacrifice their lives