Category:Jataka
Jataka means ‘about birth’ and is the name of a book in the Khuddaka Nikaya, the fifth part of the Sutta Pitaka which is the first division of the Tipitaka, the sacred scriptures of Buddhism. The Jàtaka consists of 547 stories, some quite brief, others very long, illustrating Buddhist virtues like kindness, prudence, honesty, self-sacrifice, common sense, courage and determination.
The characters in many of the stories are animals. The early Buddhists culled these stories from the great store of Indian folklore and fables and ‘Buddhistized’ them by saying that the hero of each story was actually the Buddha in one of his former lives as a bodhisattva. The Jàtaka consists of four parts.
Preceding all the stories is a long introduction (nidànakathà). Each story is prefaced by a ‘story of the present (paccuppanna vanna), giving the reasons why the Buddha told the story, and ends with a ‘connection’ (samodhàna) in which the characters in the story are identified. The stories themselves (atãta vatthu) are in prose and imbedded within them are verses (gàtha), of which there are about 2500 altogether. Only these verses are considered the actual words of the Buddha. With their lively plots, well-defined characters and flashes of humour, the Jàtaka has long been the most popular book in the scriptures. Scholars believe that some of the fables of Aesop and many other collections of folklore have their origins in the Jàtaka.
Pages in category "Jataka"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 417 total.
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- Jataka
- Jataka 1 Apanaka
- Jataka 10 Sukhavihari
- Jataka 100 Asatarupa
- Jataka 102 Pannika
- Jataka 103 Weri
- Jataka 104 Mittavinda
- Jataka 105 Dubbalakattha
- Jataka 106 Udancani
- Jataka 107 Salittaka
- Jataka 108 Bahiya
- Jataka 109 Kundakapuva
- Jataka 11 Lakkhana
- Jataka 113 Sigala
- Jataka 114 Mitacinti
- Jataka 115 Anusasika
- Jataka 116 Dubbaca
- Jataka 117 Tittira
- Jataka 119 Akalaravi
- Jataka 12 Maluta
- Jataka 120 Bandhanamokkha
- Jataka 121 Kusanali
- Jataka 122 Dummedha
- Jataka 123 Nangalisa
- Jataka 124 Amba
- Jataka 125 Katahaka
- Jataka 126 Asilakkhana
- Jataka 127 Kalanduka
- Jataka 128 Bilara
- Jataka 129 Aggika
- Jataka 13 Ayacitabhatta
- Jataka 130 Kosiya
- Jataka 131 Asampadana
- Jataka 132 Pancagaru
- Jataka 133 Ghatasana
- Jataka 134 Jhanasodhana
- Jataka 135 Candabha
- Jataka 136 Suvannahamsa
- Jataka 137 Babbu
- Jataka 138 Godha
- Jataka 139 Ubhatobhattha
- Jataka 14 Kurunga
- Jataka 140 Kaka
- Jataka 141 Godha
- Jataka 142 Radha
- Jataka 143 Virocana
- Jataka 144 Nanguttha
- Jataka 145 Radha
- Jataka 146 Kaka
- Jataka 147 Puppharatta
- Jataka 148 Sigala
- Jataka 149 Ekapanna
- Jataka 15 Ajanna
- Jataka 150 Sanjiva
- Jataka 151 Rajovada
- Jataka 152 Sigala
- Jataka 153 Sukara
- Jataka 154 Uraga
- Jataka 155 Gagga
- Jataka 156 Alinacitta
- Jataka 157 Guna
- Jataka 158 Suhanu
- Jataka 159 Mora
- Jataka 16 Nigrodhamiga
- Jataka 160 Vinilaka
- Jataka 161 Indasamanagotta
- Jataka 162 Santhava
- Jataka 163 Susima
- Jataka 164 Gijjha
- Jataka 165 Nakula
- Jataka 166 Upasalha
- Jataka 167 Samiddhi
- Jataka 168 Sakunagghi
- Jataka 169 Araka
- Jataka 17 Kandina
- Jataka 171 Kalyana Dhamma
- Jataka 172 Daddara
- Jataka 173 Makkata
- Jataka 174 Dubhiya Makkata
- Jataka 175 Adiccupatthana
- Jataka 176 Kalaya Mutthi
- Jataka 177 Tinduka
- Jataka 178 Kacchapa
- Jataka 179 Satadhamma
- Jataka 18 Matakabhatta
- Jataka 18 Vatamiga
- Jataka 180 Duddada
- Jataka 181 Asadisa
- Jataka 182 Samgamavacara
- Jataka 183 Valodaka
- Jataka 184 Giridanta
- Jataka 185 Anabhirati
- Jataka 186 Dadhivahana
- Jataka 187 Catumatta
- Jataka 188 Sihakotthuka
- Jataka 189 Sihacamma
- Jataka 19 Kharadiya
- Jataka 190 Silanisamsa
- Jataka 191 Ruhaka
- Jataka 193 Culla Paduma
- Jataka 194 Manicora
- Jataka 195 Pabbatupatthara
- Jataka 196 Valahassa
- Jataka 197 Mittamitta
- Jataka 198 Radha
- Jataka 199 Gahapati
- Jataka 2 Vannupatha
- Jataka 20 TipalIlattha Miga
- Jataka 200 Sadhusila
- Jataka 201 Bandhanagara
- Jataka 202 Keli sila
- Jataka 203 Khandha Vatta
- Jataka 204 Viraka
- Jataka 205 Gangeyya
- Jataka 206 Kurungamiga
- Jataka 207 Assaka
- Jataka 208 Sumsumara
- Jataka 209 Kakkara
- Jataka 21 Matakabhatta
- Jataka 210 Kandagalaka
- Jataka 212 Ucchittha Bhatta
- Jataka 213 Bharu
- Jataka 214 Punna Nadi
- Jataka 215 Kacchapa
- Jataka 216 Maccha
- Jataka 217 Seggu
- Jataka 218 KutaVanija
- Jataka 219 Garahita
- Jataka 22 Nalapana
- Jataka 220 Dhammaddhaja
- Jataka 221 Kasava
- Jataka 222 Cula Nandiya
- Jataka 223 Puta Bhatta
- Jataka 225 Khanti Vannana
- Jataka 226 Kosiya
- Jataka 227 Guthapana
- Jataka 228 Kamanita
- Jataka 229 Palayi
- Jataka 23 Kukkura
- Jataka 230 Dutiya Palayi
- Jataka 231 Upahana
- Jataka 232 Vinathuna
- Jataka 233 Vikannaka
- Jataka 234 Asitabhu
- Jataka 235 Vacchanakha
- Jataka 236 Baka
- Jataka 237 Saketa
- Jataka 238 Ekapada
- Jataka 239 Haritamata
- Jataka 24 Bhojajaniya
- Jataka 240 Mahapingala
- Jataka 241 Sabbadatha
- Jataka 242 Sunakha
- Jataka 243 Guttila
- Jataka 244 Viticcha
- Jataka 245 Mulapariyaya
- Jataka 246 Telovada
- Jataka 247 Padanjali
- Jataka 248 Kimsukopama
- Jataka 249 Salaka
- Jataka 25 Tittha
- Jataka 250 Kapi
- Jataka 251 Samkappa
- Jataka 252 Tila Mutthi
- Jataka 253 Mani Kantha
- Jataka 254 Kundaka Kucchi Sindhava
- Jataka 255 Suka
- Jataka 256 Jarudapana
- Jataka 257 Gamani Canda
- Jataka 258 Mandhatu
- Jataka 26 Mahilamukha
- Jataka 27 Abhinha
- Jataka 28 Nandivisala
- Jataka 29 Kanha
- Jataka 3 Serivanija
- Jataka 30 Munika
- Jataka 302 Sayha
- Jataka 303 Pucimanda Jataka
- Jataka 304 Kassapamandiya
- Jataka 305 Khantivadi
- Jataka 306 Lohakumbhi
- Jataka 307 Mamsa
- Jataka 308 Sasa
- Jataka 309 Ekaraja
- Jataka 31 Kulavaka
- Jataka 310 Daddara
- Jataka 311 Matarodana
- Jataka 313 Baveru
- Jataka 314 Vanara
- Jataka 315 Kanavera
- Jataka 316 Tittira
- Jataka 317 Succaja
- Jataka 318 Kutidusaka
- Jataka 319 Daddaha
- Jataka 32 Nacca
- Jataka 320 Brahmadatta
- Jataka 321 Godha
- Jataka 322 Cammasataka
- Jataka 323 Kakkaru
- Jataka 324 Kakati