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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_45621" /> == | |||
<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> | <p> (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]]). </p> | ||
== 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 [[Western]] folk-lore legends. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_45621"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/jataka Jâtaka from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_75212"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/jâtaka Jâtaka from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_75212"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/jâtaka Jâtaka from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:16, 11 October 2021
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.
