jataka

Noun

Meaning

jataka (plural jatakas)

(Buddhism) Any of a large number of Indian tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha.

Examples

Ben E. Perry (compiler of the " Perry Index " of Aesop's fables) has argued controversially that some of the Buddhist Jataka tales and some of the fables in the Panchatantra may have been influenced by similar Greek and Near Eastern ones. Source: Internet

Adjacent to the painting is a scene from Simhalavadana, a Jataka tale. Source: Internet

Hence India was safe and its economy secure (Jataka Tales). Source: Internet

The painted narratives of the Jataka tales are depicted only on the walls, which demanded the special attention of the devotee. Source: Internet

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