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The Jataka : or, Stories of the Buddha's former births : (Record no. 987)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0860130541 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | DCL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.382353 Su |
| 130 ## - MAIN ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka. |
| Language of a work | English Translation |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Jataka : or, Stories of the Buddha's former births : |
| Remainder of title | translated from the Pali by various hands ; |
| Number of part/section of a work | Vol. III & IV / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | 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. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Pali Text Society, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1995. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xviii, 328, xii, 320 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 21 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | 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/> |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Jātaka |
| General subdivision | translation |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cowell, Edward B. |
| Dates associated with a name | 1826-1903 |
| Relator term | editor |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Francis, H. T. |
| Relator term | translator |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Neil, R. A. |
| Relator term | translator |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Accession No. | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | English Collection | 3326 | Dhammadhara | Dhammadhara | English Shelves | 20/05/2025 | 294.382353 Su 3326 | EB00003326 | 20/05/2025 | 20/05/2025 | Books |