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The Jataka : or, Stories of the Buddha's former births : translated from the Pali by various hands ; Vol. III & IV / Under the Editorship of Professor E. B. Cowell ; Vol. III translated by H. T. Francis, R. A. Neil, Vol. IV. Translated by W. H. D. Rouse.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Pali Text Society, 1995.Description: xviii, 328, xii, 320 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0860130541
Uniform titles:
  • Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka. English Translation
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.382353 Su
Summary: Jataka is the tenth book of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, translation of Jātaka with Commentary (only the poems are part of the canon). It consists of verses embedded in stories of the former births of Gotama Buddha. The second book included volume three and four is a continuation of the translation of the Jātaka that contains a total of 210 Jātaka stories and explores the Buddha’s past lives as kings, merchants, and ascetics including many stories, the Bodhisatta cultivated on his path to Buddhahood emphasizing the perfection of wisdom (paññā pāramī), truthfulness (sacca pāramī), loving-kindness (mettā pāramī) and equanimity (upekkhā pāramī), etc. Volume III, translated by H.T. Francis and R.A. Nell, is divided into six parts; Catukanipāta covers the next 50 Jātaka stories (300-350), Pañcakanipāta covers the next 25 Jātaka stories (351-375), Chanipāta covers the next 20 Jātaka stories (376-395), Sattanipāta covers the next 21 Jātaka stories (396-416), Aṭṭhanipāta covers the next 10 Jātaka stories (417-426), and Navanipāta covers the next 12 Jātaka stories (427-438) with an index. Volume IV, translated by W.H.D. Rouse, is divided into six parts; Dasanipāta covers the next 16 Jātaka stories (439-454), Ekādasanipāta covers the next 9 Jātaka stories (455-463), Dvādasanipāta covers the next 10 Jātaka stories (464-473), Terasanipāta covers the next 10 Jātaka stories (474-483), Pakiṇṇakanipāta covers the next 13 Jātaka stories (484-496), Vīsatinipāta covers the next 14 Jātaka stories (497-510) with an index.
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Edited by E.B. Cowell, 6 volumes were first published by The Cambridge University Press in 1895-1907 and index was published in 1913, all were reprinted in 1990.<br/>6 volumes were reprinted into 3 books by The Pali Text Society. It was published in 1957, 1969, 1973, 1981, 1990, 2005, 2016. <br/><br/>

Jataka is the tenth book of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, translation of Jātaka with Commentary (only the poems are part of the canon). It consists of verses embedded in stories of the former births of Gotama Buddha. The second book included volume three and four is a continuation of the translation of the Jātaka that contains a total of 210 Jātaka stories and explores the Buddha’s past lives as kings, merchants, and ascetics including many stories, the Bodhisatta cultivated on his path to Buddhahood emphasizing the perfection of wisdom (paññā pāramī), truthfulness (sacca pāramī), loving-kindness (mettā pāramī) and equanimity (upekkhā pāramī), etc. Volume III, translated by H.T. Francis and R.A. Nell, is divided into six parts; Catukanipāta covers the next 50 Jātaka stories (300-350), Pañcakanipāta covers the next 25 Jātaka stories (351-375), Chanipāta covers the next 20 Jātaka stories (376-395), Sattanipāta covers the next 21 Jātaka stories (396-416), Aṭṭhanipāta covers the next 10 Jātaka stories (417-426), and Navanipāta covers the next 12 Jātaka stories (427-438) with an index. Volume IV, translated by W.H.D. Rouse, is divided into six parts; Dasanipāta covers the next 16 Jātaka stories (439-454), Ekādasanipāta covers the next 9 Jātaka stories (455-463), Dvādasanipāta covers the next 10 Jātaka stories (464-473), Terasanipāta covers the next 10 Jātaka stories (474-483), Pakiṇṇakanipāta covers the next 13 Jātaka stories (484-496), Vīsatinipāta covers the next 14 Jātaka stories (497-510) with an index.

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