"jataka" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdʒɑːtəkə/ [UK] Forms: jatakas [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit जातक (jātaka, “born under”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sa|जातक||born under}} Sanskrit जातक (jātaka, “born under”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} jataka (plural jatakas)
  1. (Buddhism) Any of a large number of Indian tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha. Wikipedia link: Jataka tales Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: Jataka Translations (tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha): ဇာတ်တော် (jattau) (Burmese), ဇာတက (jata.ka.) (Burmese), ဇာတ် (jat) (Burmese), 本生 (běnshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), jataka (Finnish), जातक (jātak) (Hindi), ジャータカ (jātaka) (Japanese), ជាតក (ciədɑk) (Khmer), 자타카 (jataka) (Korean), ຊາດົກ (sā dok) (Lao), ᦋᦱᦷᦡᧅ (tsaaḋok) (), цадиг (cadig) (Mongolian), джа́таки (džátaki) [feminine, plural] (Russian), जातक (jātaka) (Sanskrit), ၸႃႇတၵ (Shan), ชาดก (chaa-dòk) (Thai)

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