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.
(previous page) (next page)J
- Jataka 325 Ananusociya
- Jataka 326 Kalabahu
- Jataka 327 Silavimamsa
- Jataka 328 Rathalatthi
- Jataka 329 Jambuka
- Jataka 33 Sammodamana
- Jataka 330 Brahachatta
- Jataka 331 Pitha
- Jataka 332 Thusa
- Jataka 334 Kuntani
- Jataka 335 Ambacora
- Jataka 336 Gajakumbha
- Jataka 337 Kesava
- Jataka 338 Ayakuta
- Jataka 339 Sandhibheda
- Jataka 34 Maccha
- Jataka 340 Aranna
- Jataka 341 Manikundala
- Jataka 342 Sujata
- Jataka 343 Dhonasakha
- Jataka 344 Uraga
- Jataka 345 Ghata
- Jataka 346 Karandiya
- Jataka 347 Latukika
- Jataka 348 Culladhammapala
- Jataka 349 Sussondi
- Jataka 35 Vattaka
- Jataka 350 Suvannamiga
- Jataka 351 Vannaroha
- Jataka 352 Silavimamsa
- Jataka 353 Hiri
- Jataka 354 Ahigundika
- Jataka 355 Gumbiya
- Jataka 356 Saliya
- Jataka 358 Mittavinda
- Jataka 359 Palasa
- Jataka 36 Sakuna
- Jataka 360 Dighitikosala
- Jataka 361 Migapotaka
- Jataka 362 Musika
- Jataka 363 Culladhanuddara
- Jataka 364 Kapota
- Jataka 365 Avariya
- Jataka 366 Setaketu
- Jataka 367 Darimukha
- Jataka 368 Neru
- Jataka 369 Asanka
- Jataka 37 Tittira
- Jataka 370 Migalopa
- Jataka 371 Sirikalakanni
- Jataka 373 Dhammaddhaja
- Jataka 374 Karapatta
- Jataka 375 Nandiyamiga
- Jataka 376 Suci
- Jataka 377 Tundila
- Jataka 378 Mayhaka
- Jataka 379 Suvannakakkata
- Jataka 38 Baka
- Jataka 380 Dhajavihetha
- Jataka 381 Bhisapuppha
- Jataka 382 Vighasa
- Jataka 383 Vattaka
- Jataka 384 Kaka
- Jataka 385 Kukku
- Jataka 386 Manoja
- Jataka 387 Sutano
- Jataka 388 Gijjha
- Jataka 389 Dabbhapuppha
- Jataka 39 Nanda
- Jataka 390 Dasannaka
- Jataka 391 Sattubhasta
- Jataka 392 Atthisena
- Jataka 393 Kapi
- Jataka 394 Gandhara
- Jataka 396 Mahakapi
- Jataka 397 Kumbhakara
- Jataka 398 Dalhadhamma
- Jataka 399 Somadatta
- Jataka 4 Cullasetti
- Jataka 40 Kapota
- Jataka 400 Susima
- Jataka 401 Kotisimbali
- Jataka 402 Dhumakari
- Jataka 403 Jagara
- Jataka 404 Kummasapinda
- Jataka 405 Parantapa
- Jataka 406 Kaccani
- Jataka 407 Atthasadda
- Jataka 408 Sulasa
- Jataka 409 Sumangala
- Jataka 41 Veluka
- Jataka 410 Gangamala
- Jataka 411 Cetiya
- Jataka 412 Indriya
- Jataka 413 Aditta
- Jataka 414 Divi
- Jataka 415 Gijjha
- Jataka 418 Cullasuka
- Jataka 419 Harita
- Jataka 42 Makasa
- Jataka 420 Rajovada
- Jataka 421 Padakusalamanava
- Jataka 422 Lomasakassapa
- Jataka 429 Catu dvara
- Jataka 43 Rohini
- Jataka 431 Sankha
- Jataka 432 Culla bodhi
- Jataka 433 Kanhadipayana
- Jataka 434 Nigrodha
- Jataka 435 Takkala
- Jataka 436 Maha dhammapala
- Jataka 437 Kukkuta
- Jataka 438 Bilari kosiya
- Jataka 439 Mattakundali
- Jataka 44 Aramadusaka
- Jataka 440 Cakka vaka
- Jataka 441 Maha mangala
- Jataka 442 Ghata
- Jataka 443 Matiposaka
- Jataka 444 Junha
- Jataka 445 Dhamma
- Jataka 446 Udaya
- Jataka 447 Paniya
- Jataka 448 Yuvanjaya
- Jataka 449 Dasaratha
- Jataka 45 Varuni
- Jataka 450 Samvara
- Jataka 451 Supparaka
- Jataka 453 Bhaddasala
- Jataka 454 Samudda Vanija
- Jataka 455 Kama
- Jataka 457 Kanha
- Jataka 459 Mittamitta
- Jataka 46 Nakkhatta
- Jataka 460 Amba
- Jataka 461 Phandana
- Jataka 462 Javana Hamsa
- Jataka 463 Culla Narada
- Jataka 464 Duta
- Jataka 465 Kalinga Bodhi
- Jataka 466 Akitta
- Jataka 467 Takkariya
- Jataka 468 Ruru
- Jataka 469 Sarabha Miga
- Jataka 47 Dummedha
- Jataka 470 Salikedara
- Jataka 471 Canda kinnara
- Jataka 472 Maha Ukkusa
- Jataka 473 Uddalaka
- Jataka 474 Bhisa
- Jataka 475 Suruci
- Jataka 476 Pancuposatha
- Jataka 477 Maha Mora
- Jataka 478 Taccha Sukara
- Jataka 479 Maha Vanija
- Jataka 480 Sadhina
- Jataka 481 Dasa Brahmana
- Jataka 482 Bgikkha Parampara
- Jataka 483 Matanga
- Jataka 484 Citta Sambhuta
- Jataka 485 Sivi
- Jataka 487 Rohanta Miga
- Jataka 488 Hamsa
- Jataka 489 Sattigumba
- Jataka 49 Punnapati
- Jataka 490 Bhallatiya
- Jataka 491 Somanassa
- Jataka 5 Tandulanali
- Jataka 50 Pala
- Jataka 52 Pancavudha
- Jataka 53 Kancanakkhandha
- Jataka 54 Vanarinda
- Jataka 55 Bherivada
- Jataka 56 Samkhadhamana
- Jataka 57 Takka
- Jataka 58 Durajana
- Jataka 59 Anabhirati
- Jataka 6 Devadhamma
- Jataka 60 Mudulakkahana
- Jataka 61 Ucchanga
- Jataka 62 Saketa
- Jataka 64 Maccha
- Jataka 65 Asamkiya
- Jataka 66 Kalakanni
- Jataka 67 Losaka
- Jataka 68 Vedabbha
- Jataka 7 Katthahari
- Jataka 70 Tayodhamma
- Jataka 71 Asatamanta
- Jataka 72 Andabhuta
- Jataka 73 Visavanta
- Jataka 74 Kuddala
- Jataka 75 Silavanaga
- Jataka 76 Saccam kira
- Jataka 77 Mahasupina
- Jataka 79 Illisa
- Jataka 8 Gamini
- Jataka 80 Kharassara
- Jataka 81 Bhimasena
- Jataka 82 Surapana