Jataka Tales
Britishplural noun
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The great Indian collection of symbolic stories known as Jataka Tales, or Buddhist Birth Stories, has been called "the oldest, most complete, and most important collection of folklore extant."
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth
Dr. Felix Adler, in his Foreword to "Jataka Tales," says that long ago he was "captivated by the charm of the Jataka Tales."
From More Jataka Tales by Babbitt, E. C.
The continued success of the "Jataka Tales," as retold and published ten years ago, has led to this second and companion volume.
From More Jataka Tales by Babbitt, E. C.
And so "More Jataka Tales" were found in the volume translated from the Sanskrit into English by a group of Cambridge scholars and published by the University Press.
From More Jataka Tales by Babbitt, E. C.
Joseph Jacobs claims to have found the original of the "Tar Baby" in the Jataka Tales.
From A Study of Fairy Tales by Kready, Laura F.
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