In any case it is conclusive as to the existence of a collection of Jātakas at a very early date.
It was near the modern Rawal Pindi and is frequently mentioned in the Jâtakas as an ancient and well-known place.
Semitic alphabets were borrowed: in the Jâtakas we hear of merchants going to Baveru or Babylon: Solomon's commercial ventures brought him Indian products.
The recitation of the Jâtakas is particularly popular but the suttas of the Dîgha Nikâya are also often read.
Mahabharata and the Jâtakas allude to the love of gain which sends merchants across the sea and to shipwrecks.
It is in this commentary alone that the text of the Gâtakas has come down to us.
It is a Sanskrit rendering of only thirty-four Gâtakas ascribed to Ârya Sûra.
Gâtakas illustrating Buddha's acquirement of the ten Pâramitâs (see p.
About a dozen instances or so must stand for the present as representing the contribution of the J[=a]takas to the question of the origin of AEsop's fables.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "takas" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
