Date not listed
Jātakamālā
matsunami_138 · General Library, The University of Tokyo
Introduction
About this Manuscript
This is a Buddhist text written in prose and verses; this style is known as campū kāvya.The author of the text is Āryaśūra, belonged to the late 3rd or early 4th century. This text describes the previous lives of the Buddha, as the Jātaka texts do. Therefore, this text can also be categorised as a Jātaka text. Originally, the text contained 34 Jātaka stories, but this manuscript includes 1-30 stories (upto Hastijātaka).
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matsunami_138 · General Library, The University of Tokyo
Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Jātakamālā |
| Alternative Titles | Avadānamālā; Bodhisattvāvadānamālā, 'Jātaka--mālā-'vadāna-sūtra' (Matsunami) |
| Repository | General Library, The University of Tokyo |
| Reference Number | matsunami_138 |
| Collection | Kawaguchi Ekai Collection |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Nepālākṣara |
| Subject Classification | Kāvya |
| Date | Date not listed |
| Place of Origin | Japan |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |
Subjects & Keywords
Kāvya