How do the Jatakas relate to Buddhism 1 In Theravada Buddhism they are considered a textual division...........

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How do the Jatakas relate to Buddhism?

1. In Theravada Buddhism, they are considered a textual division of the Pali Canon.

2. They are literature native to India concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha.

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The Jataka tales are a voluminous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal form. The future Buddha may appear as a king, an outcast, a god, an elephant—but, in whatever form, he exhibits some virtue that the tale thereby inculcates.In Theravada Buddhism, the Jatakas are a textual division of the Pali Canon, included in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Sutta Pitaka. The term Jataka may also refer to a traditional commentary on this book.Many stupas in northern India are said to mark locations from the Jataka tales; the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang reported several of these.