Once upon a time, the Bodhisattva was born in a distinguished brahmin family…

A retelling of:

1. the Rsipañcaka Jātaka
2. the Sārthavāha Jātaka
3. the Sarvamdada Jātaka
4. the Matsaranand Āvadāna and
5. the Bhavalubdhak Āvadāna

from the Avadānasārasamuccaya and the Jātakmālāvadāna-sūtra.