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Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha
Jataka (Stories of the Buddha's Former Births)
Later compilation
Jataka (Stories of the Buddha's Former Births)
Jātaka
Five hundred and forty-seven stories of the Bodhisatta's previous existences as animal, king, merchant or ascetic, each with a frame in the present, the tale of the past and a final identification of the characters. It is the largest collection of fables of Indian antiquity and the main source of Buddhist iconography at Sanchi, Bharhut and Ajanta.
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Authorship note
A collection of the Pali canon: only the verses are canonical; the prose narratives come from the Jatakatthavannana commentary (fifth century CE). Tradition presents each story as told by the Buddha about one of his former lives; much of the material is adapted Indian folklore.
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English
Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha
The Jātaka, or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births
The Conscious LibraryThe Jātaka, or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births
Cambridge University Press, 1895
Translation: E. B. Cowell (dir.), R. Chalmers, W. H. D. Rouse et al.
Seis volúmenes, 1895–1907; dominio público.
Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha
Buddhist Birth Stories; or, Jātaka Tales, vol. I
The Conscious LibraryBuddhist Birth Stories; or, Jātaka Tales, vol. I
Trübner, 1880
Translation: T. W. Rhys Davids
Dominio público; texto en Project Gutenberg #51880.
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- Samyutta Nikaya (The Connected Discourses) · 25
- Anguttara Nikaya (The Numerical Discourses) · 25
- Dhammapada (Verses on the Dhamma) · 25
- Sutta Nipata (The Group of Discourses) · 25
- Udana (Inspired Utterances) · 25
- Vinaya Pitaka (The Basket of Discipline) · 25
- The Discourse on Setting the Wheel of the Dhamma in Motion · 25
- Mahaparinibbana Sutta (The Great Discourse on the Final Extinguishment) · 25
- The Sutra in Forty-Two Sections · 150
- The Lotus Sutra (Saddharmapundarika) · 100
- The Diamond Sutra · 300
- The Heart Sutra · 650
- The Lankavatara Sutra · 400
- Itivuttaka (Thus It Was Said) · 25
- Khuddakapatha (The Minor Readings) · 25
- Satipatthana Sutta (Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness) · 25
- Anattalakkhana Sutta (Discourse on the Characteristic of Not-Self) · 25
- Kalama Sutta (Discourse to the Kalamas) · 25
- Pure Land Sutras (Sukhavativyuha) · 150
- Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) · 400
Sources
- Norman, K. R. Pāli Literature, Including the Canonical Literature in Prakrit and Sanskrit of All the Hīnayāna Schools of Buddhism. A History of Indian Literature, vol. VII, fasc. 2. Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 1983.
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