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jataka

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈdʒɑːtəkə/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a large number of Indian tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဇာတ်တော် (jattau) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Burmese: ဇာတက (jata.ka.) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Burmese: ဇာတ် (jat) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Chinese Mandarin: 本生 (běnshēng) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Finnish: jataka — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Hindi: जातक (jātak) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Indonesian: jataka — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Japanese: ジャータカ (jātaka) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Khmer: ជាតក (ciədɑk) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Korean: 자타카 (jataka) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Lao: ຊາດົກ (sā dok) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • : ᦋᦱᦷᦡᧅ (tsaaḋok) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Mongolian: цадиг (cadig) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Russian: джа́таки (džátaki) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Sanskrit: जातक (jātaka) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Shan: ၸႃႇတၵ — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
  • Thai: ชาดก (chaa-dòk) — tales concerning the previous lives of Gautama Buddha
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