The Jātaka, meaning "Birth Story," is a vast body of literature concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha. Before his final life as Siddhartha Gautama, the future Buddha (the ) experienced countless lives, perfecting virtues like generosity, patience, and wisdom on his path to enlightenment. These stories preserve over 500 of those lives, dating from between 300 BC and 400 AD, making them one of the oldest collections of folklore in existence.
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