Jataka Mala or Jataka Stories (जातक माला)

This article discusses the stories related to the birth of Goutama Buddha found in various ancient texts, including the Khuddaka Nikaya and Āryaśūra's Jātakamālā. It lists numerous Jātakas, emphasizing their significance in Buddhist literature. The manuscript described, dating from the 19th century, is housed at the Cambridge University Library and features poems written in Sanskrit from a Pali source. It is composed on Nepalese multi-layered paper, has good physical condition, and is bound with a wooden cover. The document showcases traditional script and layout, indicative of its cultural and historical importance in Buddhist studies.

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Stories connected with the birth of Goutama Buddha

From Khuddaka Nikaya (Pali Tripitaka)

Āryaśūra’s Jātakamālā

Vyaghri-jataka(1)
Śibi-jātaka(2)
Kulmāṣapiṇḍī-jātaka(3)
Śreṣṭhi-jātaka(4)
Aviṣahyaśreṣṭhi-jātaka(5)
Śaśa-jātaka(6)
Agastya-jātaka(7)
Maitrībala-jātaka(8)
Viśvantara-jātaka(9)
Yajña-jātaka(10)
Śakra-jātaka(11)
Brāhmaṇa-jātaka(12)
Unmādayantī-jātaka(13)
Supāraga-jātaka(14)
Matsya-jātaka(15)
Vartakāpītaka-jātaka(16)
Kumbha-jātaka(17)
Aputra-jātaka(18)
Bisa-jātaka(19)
Śreṣṭhi-jātaka(20)
Cuḍḍabodhi-jātaka(21)
Haṃsa-jātaka(22)
Mahābodhi-jātaka(23)
Mahākapi-jātaka(24)
Śarabha-jātaka(25)
Ruru-jātaka(26)
Mahākapi-jātaka(27)
Kṣānti-jātaka(28)
Brahma-jātaka(29)
Hasti-jataka(30)
Sutasoma-jātaka(31)
Ayogṛha-jātaka(32)
Mahiṣa-jātaka(33)
Śatapatra-jātaka(34)

Date: 1st Century BCE- Composed in poetic Sanskrit from a Pali source.

Manuscript Description

Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: MS Add.1328
Subject(s): Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Bauddha; Avadāna, Jātaka
Author(s): Āryaśūra
Origin Place: Nepal.
Date of Creation: 19th century.
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Associated Person(s): Wright, Daniel
Extent: 81 ff.
Material: Nepalese multi-layered paper.
Folio height: 15 cm, width: 35 cm.

Format: Pothī
Condition: Complete, in good condition.
Binding:
Wood cover, library binding.

Script:
Nepālākṣarā in black ink.
Foliation:
1. Original: Nepālākṣarā numerals, bottom right margin, verso (under running marginal invocation).

Layout:
14-15 lines per page.

Impressed frame lines.

Title Variation :
Bodhisattvāvadānamālā (garland of birth-stories) of Āryaśūra
Bodhisattvāvadānamālāparaparyāyā Jātakamālā
Jātakamālā of Āryaśūra