| 释义 |
Jataka|ˈdʒɑːtəkə|
[Skr. jātaka engendered by, born under, f. jātá, pa. pple. of jan to produce.]
In Buddhist literature, a story of one or other of the former births of the Buddha; also, the name of the Pāli collection of these stories. Also attrib.
1828Asiatic Researches XVI. 427 Játaka, treat of the actions of former births. 1861V. Fausböll Five Játakas Pref., We.., in the Játaka, meet with some of the Comical stories that are well known all over Europe under different names. 1876Encycl. Brit. IV. 430/1 Jātaka stories..containing..the oldest known versions of many of the nursery songs, and fairy tales, and comic stories, and fables, which are the common property of Europe in the present day. 1876J. Fergusson Hist. Indian & Eastern Archit. i. 88 Bas-reliefs..representing some scene or legend of the time, and..inscribed..with the title of the jataka or legend. 1951G. De Significance of Jātakas p. xii, Prof. Rhys Davids..has observed..that a typical Jātaka is one which has..an introductory episode,..the story of the past being the Jātaka proper in prose. 1956M. Wickramasinghe Buddhist Jataka Stories & Russ. Novel p. ix, The linguistic, religious and sociological aspects of the Jataka Stories have attracted the attention of Western Orientalists. Ibid. i. 3 There are two kinds of narratives in the Jataka Book. |