Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 DJG-DJG/2-DJG/2/1
Title
Translation of the Kuśa Jātaka
Date(s)
- 1830 - 1860 (Creation)
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Subseries
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2 files
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Scope and content
The sub-series consists of the draft and the final version of Gogerly's translation of the Kuśa jātaka. This jātaka is included in the ancient, canonical collection of Buddha's birth stories preserved in the Pāli language and datable to the early centuries CE. It tells the story of a bodhisattva, or a future Buddha, appearing as a king Kuśa.
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Language of material
- English
- Sinhala