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Jataka

American  
[jah-tuh-kuh] / ˈdʒɑ tə kə /

noun

Buddhism.
  1. a collection of fables, many concerning former lives of the Buddha.


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The venerable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, founder of the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery in Sri Lanka, told me a story from the Jataka, an ancient book of poems about the Buddha's earlier lives.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2016

The Ajanta murals tell the Jataka stories of the lives of the Buddha in images of supreme elegance and grace.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2014

I realised that the greatest short story writer in South Asia was Buddha, where the stories of his previous lives were recounted as Jataka tales.

From The Guardian • May 14, 2013

Look with friendship ... on the evil and on the good.—Introduction to Jataka Book.

From The Essence of Buddhism by Various

It is from this source that "Jataka Tales" and "More Jataka Tales" have been retold.

From More Jataka Tales by Babbitt, E. C.