| The Jataka tales have much educational value and were used to teach youngsters the important morals and goals of life. |
| Even in case of a pregnant bhikkhuni, the king is consulted, as mentioned in the prologue of Jataka no. |
| She started writing stories for children and in 1939 her first book, Twenty Jataka Tales, was published. |
| McDermott wraps up his series of six picture books, based on the ancient Buddhist Jataka tales, with this story of a clever monkey who outwits a dim-headed crocodile. |
| The Jataka collections were transmitted orally for centuries, and when written down they took a form combined of verse, story, and moral commentary. |
| Witness also the hundreds of Jataka stories that recount past lives of the Buddha and his companions, which are taken literally by some Buddhists. |
