<h2>What is the exact number of jātaka tales?</h2>

<p>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuddaka_Nikaya"><em>Khuddaka Nikāya</em></a> counts 547 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jataka_tales"><em>Jātaka</em> Tales</a>.</p>

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<h2>Where can I read original Jātaka tales online?</h2>

<p>At <a href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/index.htm#jataka">Sacred Texts</a> there are 6 translated volumes that contain all of them.</p>

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<p>What is the exact number of original jataka tales? If we look around we see Jataka tales, panchatantra, Esop's fables and many others are all mixed up. Where can I read original Jataka tales online?</p>

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What is the exact number of jataka tales?
# What is the exact number of jataka tales?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-21)

What is the exact number of original jataka tales? If we look around we see Jataka tales, panchatantra, Esop's fables and many others are all mixed up. Where can I read original Jataka tales online?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-21. Score: 6

## What is the exact number of jātaka tales?

The [*Khuddaka Nikāya*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuddaka_Nikaya) counts 547 [*Jātaka* Tales](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jataka_tales).

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## Where can I read original Jātaka tales online?

At [Sacred Texts](http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/index.htm#jataka) there are 6 translated volumes that contain all of them.


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