ジャータカ
1. Jataka; collection of texts on the early lives of Buddha (4th century BCE)Buddhism, From Sanskrit
2. Jataka talesThe Jātakas refer to a voluminous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births (jāti) of the Buddha. These are the stories that tell about the previous lives of the Buddha, in both human and animal form. The future Buddha may appear in them as a king, an outcast, a god, an elephant—but, in whatever form, he exhibits some virtue that the tale thereby inculcates.
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