also: ほんじょうきょう
noun
Jataka tales; stories of Buddha's previous lives
Buddhist term referring to the collection of ancient Indian stories about the former lives of the Buddha. Also known by the Sanskrit name Jātaka.
See also: ジャータカ
本生経には、仏陀の前世の物語が数多く収められている。
The Jataka tales contain many stories of the Buddha's previous lives.
ジャータカ is the direct loanword from Sanskrit, often used in academic or Buddhist contexts. 本生経 is the Sino-Japanese term for the same collection.
Sino-Japanese term composed of 本生 (honjō/honshō, 'original birth' or 'previous life') and 経 (kyō, 'sutra'). The reading ほんしょうきょう is standard; ほんじょうきょう is a variant.