Explanation:

They area 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 asaking, anoutcast,agod,anelephant—but,in whatever form, he exhibits some virtue that the tale thereby inculcates.
In Theravada Buddhism, the Jatakas area textual division of the Pali Canon,included in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Sutta Pitaka.
Theterm Jatakamay also refer to a traditional commentary on this book.