Jataka

Jataka (Skt. Jātaka; Tib. སྐྱེས་རབས་, kyérab, Wyl. skyes rabs) — accounts of the Buddha's former lives, comprising one of the twelve branches of the excellent teaching.

Texts

The literature of Indian masters recounting stories of the Buddha’s former lives can be found in the Tibetan Tengyur, Toh 4150-4157.

Internal links

• Jatakamala

External Links

• Teaching by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the Jātaka Tales