The Jatakas comprise 550 legends of the previous lives of the Buddha, which he is said to have remembered on the night of his Enlightenment in the 6th century BC. Taken together, they focus on the Mahayana ideal of a bodhisattva, or a human progressing towards enlightenment.
Book Review: the Buddha's Multiple Lives
Book Review: the Buddha's Multiple Lives
Book Review: the Buddha's Multiple Lives
The Jatakas comprise 550 legends of the previous lives of the Buddha, which he is said to have remembered on the night of his Enlightenment in the 6th century BC. Taken together, they focus on the Mahayana ideal of a bodhisattva, or a human progressing towards enlightenment.