ジャータカ

noun

Jataka tales

Refers to the ancient Indian collection of stories about the previous lives of the Buddha, dating from around the 4th century BCE. Used in Buddhist contexts.

from Sanskrit jātaka

• ジャータカは仏ぶっ教きょう文ぶん学がくの重じゅう要ような一いち部ぶです。

  The Jataka tales are an important part of Buddhist literature.