Translation guide
This refers to the Jātaka tales, a body of literature about the previous lives of the Buddha. In Japanese, the most common term is ジャータカ, but there are also traditional Buddhist terms.
Referring to the collection of stories about the Buddha's past lives
The most common and widely understood term in modern Japanese, borrowed from Sanskrit.
ジャータカは仏教説話の一つです。
The Jātaka are a type of Buddhist tale.
A traditional Buddhist term meaning 'stories of the Buddha's previous births'. Used in academic or religious contexts.
本生譚は仏陀の前世を描いています。
The Jātaka tales depict the Buddha's previous lives.
Literally 'Sutra of the Birth Stories', a more specific term for the Jātaka as a scripture. Rare outside scholarly Buddhist contexts.
本生経はパーリ語経典の一部です。
The Jātaka is part of the Pali canon.