The Jataka stories

The Jataka (signifying "Birth Story", "connected with a birth") are a voluminous collection of writing local to India which for the most part concern the past births of Gautama Buddha in both human and creature structure.

The Jataka stories are a voluminous collection of writing concerning the tales of past births of Gautama Buddha.

In these accounts, the future Buddha might show up as a ruler, an untouchable, a deva, a creature — in any case, in anything that structure, he displays some ideals that the story in this way teaches. Frequently, Jataka stories incorporate a broad cast of characters who cooperate and cause problems - whereupon the Buddha character intercedes to determine every one of the issues and achieve a cheerful consummation. The Jataka kind depends on the possibility that the Buddha had the option to remember all his previous existences and hence could utilize these recollections to recount a story and show his lessons.