Which tales are based on the previous birth of Gautam Buddha?
(A) Tripitakas
(B) Triratnas
(C) Panchatantra tales
(D) Jataka-tales
Correct Answer : Jataka-tales
Question Asked : SSC CPO Sub-Inspector Exam 2010
Explanation: The Jataka tales are a voluminous body of literature on the previous births of Gautarna Buddha in both human and animal form. Part of the canon of sacred Buddhist literature, it consists of some 550 anecdotes and fables depicts earlier incarnations of the Buddha. Most of the Jataka tales date to the 4th century B.C.
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