Jataka tales

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Jataka tales are a collection of ancient Buddhist stories recounting the previous lives of the Buddha, often used to illustrate moral lessons and virtues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist literature ⓘ
moral tale collection ⓘ
adaptedInto animated films ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ
comic books ⓘ
stage plays ⓘ
associatedWith Gautama Buddha ⓘ
linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
centralConcept Bodhisattva path ⓘ
circulatedAs oral tradition ⓘ
contains stories of the Bodhisattva ⓘ
depict previous lives of the Buddha ⓘ
feature animal characters ⓘ
divine beings ⓘ
human characters ⓘ
genre didactic literature ⓘ
fable ⓘ
folktale ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
verse ⓘ
influenced Burmese art ⓘ
Sinhalese art ⓘ
Southeast Asian literature ⓘ
Sri Lankan literature ⓘ
Thai art ⓘ
laterCompiledAs written texts ⓘ
moralStructure karmic consequences of actions ⓘ
narrativeFrame stories told by the Buddha about his past lives ⓘ
originatedIn ancient India ⓘ
partOf Khuddaka Nikaya ⓘ
linked to: Sutta Pitaka
preservedIn Pali Canon ⓘ
linked to: the Pali Canon
primaryLanguage Pali ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
purpose illustration of virtues ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ
relatedTo Avadana literature ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales

Indian folktales ⓘ
religiousTradition Buddhism ⓘ
studiedIn Buddhist studies ⓘ
teaches compassion ⓘ
generosity ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
patience ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
timePeriod pre-common era origins ⓘ
usedIn lay Buddhist instruction ⓘ
monastic education ⓘ

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Bodhi tree → referencedIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
Ancient India → producedText → Jataka tales ⓘ
subject linked to: ancient India
Ajanta Caves → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
Buddhist art → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
Bharhut sculptures → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
Amaravati sculptures → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
Noor Inayat Khan → notableWork → "Twenty Jataka Tales" ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Butkara Stupa → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
Māyādevī → mentionedIn → Buddhist Jātaka literature ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Yaśodharā → appearsIn → Buddhist Jātaka stories ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Jataka tales → relatedTo → Avadana literature ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Suvarnabhumi → mentionedIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
Queen Maya Devi → appearsIn → Buddhist Jātaka stories ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Mendut Temple → hasReliefTheme → Jataka tales ⓘ
Greco-Buddhist art → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
Amaravati Stupa → depicts → Jataka stories ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Tamralipti → mentionedIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
Nagas → appearsIn → Buddhist Jataka tales ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Dambulla → containsDepictionOf → Jataka tales ⓘ
Naga → appearsIn → Buddhist Jataka tales ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Kumtura Caves → iconography → Jataka tales ⓘ
Bharhut → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
Tabo Monastery → wallPaintingsSubject → Jataka tales ⓘ
Buddhist texts → hasPart → Jataka tales ⓘ
Tamamushi Shrine → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
Yoke thé → typicalGenre → Buddhist Jataka tales ⓘ
subject linked to: yoke thé
linked to: Jataka tales
Nang Talung → typicalTheme → Jataka tales ⓘ
Amaravati → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
zat pwe → narrativeSource → Jataka tales ⓘ
Burmese culture → hasArtForm → Jataka storytelling ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Videhas → mentionedIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
subject linked to: Videhas (people of Videha)
Amaravati school → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
Rattanakosin art → hasMainSubject → Jataka tales ⓘ
Bun Phawet → coreText → Vessantara Jataka ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Kapilavastu → mentionedIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
Devadatta → appearsIn → Jātaka stories ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales
Bo Tree → isReferencedIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
Śākya → mentionedIn → Buddhist Jātaka tales ⓘ
linked to: Jataka tales