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Death comes to all that are born.
Patachara is a popular folk-tale based on the
Buddhist jataka stories. It is the story of
Hisilani, the only daughter of Dandas, a
Mercahnt from the town of Shrawasti.
Dandas brings the riches and luxuries of the
world to his home in order to protect Hisilani
from the corruptive influences of the world
outside. But, love finds a way into Hisilani's
world in the person of Manraja, a good-
hearted but poor young servant. Upon
Hisilani's insistence, Manraja shows her the
world outside the confines of her home, and
forever changes her fate. The trials and
ravages of the material world find their
biggest victim in Hisilani, who must suffer
before finding herself in the refuge of
Buddha's teachings.
Death comes to all that are born.
Patachara is a popular folk-tale based on the
Buddhist jataka stories. It is the story of
Hisilani, the only daughter of Dandas, a
Mercahnt from the town of Shrawasti.
Dandas brings the riches and luxuries of the
world to his home in order to protect Hisilani
from the corruptive influences of the world
outside. But, love finds a way into Hisilani's
world in the person of Manraja, a good-
hearted but poor young servant. Upon
Hisilani's insistence, Manraja shows her the
world outside the confines of her home, and
forever changes her fate. The trials and
ravages of the material world find their
biggest victim in Hisilani, who must suffer
before finding herself in the refuge of
Buddha's teachings.