Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ajanta Caves' has mentioned 'Jataka tales' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The paintings in the Ajanta caves predominantly narrate the Jataka tales. | WIKI |
| The Jataka tales are exemplified through the life example and sacrifices that the Buddha made in hundreds of his past incarnations, where he is depicted as having been reborn as an animal or human. | WIKI |
| [91] The paintings in cave 1, which according to Spink was commissioned by Harisena himself, concentrate on those Jataka tales which show previous lives of the Buddha as a king, rather than as deer or elephant or another Jataka animal. | WIKI |
| Spink states that the Vxc4x81kxc4x81xe1xb9xadaka Emperor Harishena was the benefactor of the work, and this is reflected in the emphasis on imagery of royalty in the cave, with those Jataka tales being selected that tell of those previous lives of the Buddha in which he was royal. | WIKI |
| [117][118] Other significant frescos in Cave 1 include the Sibi, Sankhapala, Mahajanaka, Mahaummagga, and Champeyya Jataka tales. | WIKI |
| They depict the Hamsa, Vidhurapandita, Ruru, Kshanti Jataka tales and the Purna Avadhana. | WIKI |
| [161] On the walls are friezes of Jataka tales, but likely from the Hinayana phase of early construction. | WIKI |
| The paintings are numerous and from two periods, many narrating the Jataka tales in a clockwise sequence. | WIKI |
| Narratives include various Jataka tales such as Hasti, Mahaummagga and the Sutasoma fables. | WIKI |
| While Cave 16 is known for depicting the life stories of the Buddha, the Cave 17 paintings has attracted much attention for extolling human virtues by narrating the Jataka tales. | WIKI |
| [203][204] The narrative frescos depict the various Jataka tales such as the Shaddanta, Hasti, Hamsa, Vessantara, Sutasoma, Mahakapi (in two versions), Sarabhamiga, Machchha, Matiposaka, Shyama, Mahisha, Valahassa, Sibi, Ruru and Nigrodamiga Jatakas. | WIKI |
| Lacking the Asian cultural heritage and framework that sees "nothing odd in the juxtaposition of monk and dancing girl", and with no knowledge of Jataka Tales or equivalent Indian fables, they could not comprehend it. | WIKI |