Etymology

jataka

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Today it means: Any of a large number of Indian tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha. Full definition →

Sanskrit जातक
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromजातक“born under”
  2. English todayjataka

From Sanskrit जातक (jātaka, “born under”).

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