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      Jataka Stories

Avadana Stories
The Avadana stories: the previous lives of the Buddha and stories about the previous lives of his students and detractors.

Buddhist Tales - for young and old - King Fruitful
A large collection of stories with a good introduction.

The Illustrated Jataka and Other Stories of the Buddha
An excellent site using stone relief sculpture and murals from various regions of india to illustrate a selection of Jataka stories.

Jataka Stories
The Jataka (Birth) stories, the previous lives of Shakyamuni Buddha. The stories read like parables and many of the central characters are animals.

Jataka Stories
52 Jataka stories for the young and old.

Jataka Story Archives, Buddhist Tales for Young and Old
36 stories selected by the New York Buddhist Vihara.

The Jataka Tales (D.L.Ashliman, editor)
A collection of 12 re-edited Jataka stories.

Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt
Part of the SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages by Heidi Anne Heiner.

Jatakamala and the Borobudur Stupa
The Garland of Birth Stories from the Buddha's past lives as the Bodhisattva adapted from the 19th century translation by J. S Speyer and illustrated with 135 images from the Borobudur stupa.

Jatakamala Paintings and Stories
Each illustration from this complete set of paintings from Mongolia is accompanied by the corresponding story.

More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt
The Baldwin Project: Bringing Yesterday's Classics to Today's Children. A selection of 21 stories.

Prince Goodspeaker Vol.1
Buddha's Tales for Young and Old. Interpreted by Ven. Kurunegoda Piyatissa. Stories told by Todd Anderson.

Some Aspects of Jataka Painting
Some aspects of Jataka paintings in Indian and Chinese (Central Asian) art. M. C. Joshi & Radha Banerjee