Jataka tales

E281286
Buddhist literature moral tale collection

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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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Jataka tales canonical 10
Buddhist Jātaka stories 2
"Twenty Jataka Tales" 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist literature ⓘ
moral tale collection ⓘ
adaptedInto animated films ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ
comic books ⓘ
stage plays ⓘ
associatedWith Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form: Gautama 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 Sutta Pitaka ⓘ
surface form: Khuddaka Nikaya
preservedIn the Pali Canon ⓘ
surface form: Pali Canon
primaryLanguage Pali ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
purpose illustration of virtues ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ
relatedTo Jataka tales self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Avadana literature

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bodhi tree → referencedIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
ancient India → producedText → Jataka tales ⓘ
subject surface form: 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 → Jataka tales ⓘ
this entity surface form: "Twenty Jataka Tales"
Butkara Stupa → depicts → Jataka tales ⓘ
Māyādevī → mentionedIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddhist Jātaka literature
Yaśodharā → appearsIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddhist Jātaka stories
Jataka tales → relatedTo → Jataka tales self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avadana literature
Suvarnabhumi (Sanskrit term meaning “Golden Land”) → mentionedIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
subject surface form: Suvarnabhumi
Queen Maya Devi → appearsIn → Jataka tales ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddhist Jātaka stories
Angurukaramulla Temple → hasMuralsDepicting → Jataka tales ⓘ
Mendut Temple → hasReliefTheme → Jataka tales ⓘ