Jataka tales
E281286
Jataka tales are a collection of ancient Buddhist stories recounting the previous lives of the Buddha, often used to illustrate moral lessons and virtues.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jataka tales canonical | 10 |
| Buddhist Jātaka stories | 2 |
| "Twenty Jataka Tales" | 1 |
| Avadana literature | 1 |
| Buddhist Jātaka literature | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610220 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jataka tales Context triple: [Bodhi tree, referencedIn, Jataka tales]
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A.
Tales
Tales is a collection of short stories by Amiri Baraka that reflects his politically charged, experimental, and African American–centered literary style.
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B.
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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C.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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D.
The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Buddha and His Dhamma is a seminal 1957 book by B. R. Ambedkar that presents a rationalist, socially engaged reinterpretation of Buddhism, especially focused on its relevance for the oppressed in modern India.
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E.
Kakawin Smaradahana
Kakawin Smaradahana is a classical Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period, renowned for its romantic and courtly themes and its influence on later Javanese and Balinese literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jataka tales Target entity description: Jataka tales are a collection of ancient Buddhist stories recounting the previous lives of the Buddha, often used to illustrate moral lessons and virtues.
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A.
Tales
Tales is a collection of short stories by Amiri Baraka that reflects his politically charged, experimental, and African American–centered literary style.
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B.
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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C.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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D.
The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Buddha and His Dhamma is a seminal 1957 book by B. R. Ambedkar that presents a rationalist, socially engaged reinterpretation of Buddhism, especially focused on its relevance for the oppressed in modern India.
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E.
Kakawin Smaradahana
Kakawin Smaradahana is a classical Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period, renowned for its romantic and courtly themes and its influence on later Javanese and Balinese literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist literature
ⓘ
moral tale collection ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
animated films
ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ comic books ⓘ stage plays ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| centralConcept | Bodhisattva path ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | oral tradition ⓘ |
| contains | stories of the Bodhisattva ⓘ |
| depict | previous lives of the Buddha ⓘ |
| feature |
animal characters
ⓘ
divine beings ⓘ human characters ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
ⓘ
fable ⓘ folktale ⓘ |
| hasForm |
prose
ⓘ
verse ⓘ |
| influenced |
Burmese art
ⓘ
Sinhalese art ⓘ Southeast Asian literature ⓘ Sri Lankan literature ⓘ Thai art ⓘ |
| laterCompiledAs | written texts ⓘ |
| moralStructure | karmic consequences of actions ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | stories told by the Buddha about his past lives ⓘ |
| originatedIn | ancient India ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sutta Pitaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Khuddaka Nikaya
|
| preservedIn |
the Pali Canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Pali Canon
|
| primaryLanguage |
Pali
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| purpose |
illustration of virtues
ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jataka tales
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Avadana literature
Indian folktales ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Buddhist studies ⓘ |
| teaches |
compassion
ⓘ
generosity ⓘ non-violence ⓘ patience ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-common era origins ⓘ |
| usedIn |
lay Buddhist instruction
ⓘ
monastic education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Jataka tales Description of subject: Jataka tales are a collection of ancient Buddhist stories recounting the previous lives of the Buddha, often used to illustrate moral lessons and virtues.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ancient India
this entity surface form:
"Twenty Jataka Tales"
this entity surface form:
Buddhist Jātaka literature
this entity surface form:
Avadana literature
subject surface form:
Suvarnabhumi
this entity surface form:
Buddhist Jātaka stories