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Jataka

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Jataka: see Pali canon Pali canon (pä`lē), sacred literature of Buddhism .
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Provenzo writes that the earliest versions of many Aesop's fables "can be found in the Indian Jataka tales, which describe the life of Sakyamuni, the Buddha, before he has reached spiritual enlightenment.
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and the Jataka Tales Series by Dharma Press in California.
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