Difference between revisions of "Jâtaka"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75212" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75212" /> == | ||
<p> A [[Pâli]] collection of stories recounting 550 previous "births" of the Buddha, the earliest collection of popular tales, and the ultimate source of many of Æsop's fables and | <p> A [[Pâli]] collection of stories recounting 550 previous "births" of the Buddha, the earliest collection of popular tales, and the ultimate source of many of Æsop's fables and Western folk-lore legends. </p> | ||
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
(literally relating to birth) is the lame of a Buddhistic work consisting of a series of books which contain an account of 550 previous births of Sakya Muni, or the Buddha. Several tales that pass under the name of _Esop's fables are to be found in this collection of legends. (See Buddhism).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A Pâli collection of stories recounting 550 previous "births" of the Buddha, the earliest collection of popular tales, and the ultimate source of many of Æsop's fables and Western folk-lore legends.
