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About the book -: Āryaśūra was a fourth-century C.E. Sanskrit poet. His famous work, the Jataka Mala (Garland of Jātakas), contains thirty-four stories about the noble deeds of the Buddha in previous incarnations, exemplifying in particular the Paramita (perfection) of generosity, morality, and patience. Written in prose interspersed with verse, it is one of the Buddhist masterpieces of classical Sanskrit literature. About the author -: Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern (1833 — 1917 ) was a Dutch linguist and orientalist . In the professional literature he is usually referred to as H. Kern or Hendrik Kern; there are some other scientists with the same last name.Kern, together with Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk, is regarded as one of the founders of Eastern studies in the Netherlands. His great interest in languages had already become apparent at grammar school, when he decided to add English and Italian to his curriculum.