You might remember Jataka Tales as those no-brainer childhood bedtime stories that your parents read to you so you grow up to be a good samaritan. However, the history of the Jataka Tales is so ...

The most popular theme selected by them was Jataka tales which related the previous lives of the Buddha. This is how temple paintings have become an integral part of Buddhist culture. Devotees who go ...

I had occasion to revisit the Jatakas recently and was much struck by the ferocity of the Maha Sutasoma Jataka, which is Number 537 in the Pali canon. Why were such stark stories told, I wondered.