Famous Tales of Jataka in Tamil (ஜாதகரின் பிரபலமான கதைகள்)

Jataka tales like the tales of Panchatantra are very old and have a long tradition of being passed on from generation to generation. These stories are tales of wisdom and morals written around 300 BC in a language called Pali which were later translated into many different languages.Jataka tales represent former incarnation of Lord Buddha; at times like an animal a bird and sometimes like an ordinary human being. The setting of stories is mainly in or around Banaras/Varanasi the holy city in North Central India.These stories are very enjoyable and meant to teach values of self-sacrifice honesty and truthfulness. These tales show how good ultimately wins over evil.Here we present simple but interesting collection of Jataka tales. Hope our young readers will enjoy reading them!