Jatakas In Art And Culture
- Jatakas were one of the popular ways of spreading Buddhist teachings and were widely used in rituals and festivals.
- They have been depicted in varied forms like literature, performances, temple art, temporary street and festival art, films, comics, and cartoons.
- Archaeological findings have discovered Jatakas illustrations on Stupas and caves in Sanchi, Bharhut, Kanaganahalli, Ajanta, Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda, Goli, Bagh caves and Mathura in India.
- These depictions can also be found outside India at Dunhuang (the Mogao caves), Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Bagan city, Nakhon Pathom and Borobudur.
Buddhist Literature and Stories Related to The Birth Of Buddha
Buddhism is one of the oldest and more prominent religions in the world. Buddhism was founded in the 6th century BC by Gautama Buddha. Originally named Siddhartha, his royal living didn’t make him content, and he was tortured by observing sickness, suffering from the old, and death around him. He became a wanderer searching for solutions to mankind’s miseries and finally abandoned everything to meditate under a pipal tree and attained ‘Supreme Knowledge‘ on the 49th day of his continuous meditation. He became known as Buddha, and his teachings were described in the ‘Four Noble Truths‘ and ‘Eightfold Path‘.
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