Apocrypha Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Buddhism== {{main|Buddhist apocrypha}} Apocryphal [[Jataka tales|Jatakas]] of the [[Pāli Canon]], such as those belonging to the Paññāsajātaka collection, have been adapted to fit local culture in certain [[Southeast Asia]]n countries and have been retold with amendments to the plots to better reflect Buddhist morals.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xt3YAAAAMAAJ |title=The Tale of Prince Samuttakote |isbn=9780896801745 |author-last1=Hudak |author-first1=Thomas |year=1993|publisher=Ohio University Center for International Studies }}</ref><ref>Sengpan Pannyawamsa (2007). [http://www.khamkoo.com/uploads/9/0/0/4/9004485/the_tham_vessantara_jataka_-_a_critical_study_of_the_vj_and_its_influence_on_kengtung_buddhism_eastern_shan_state.pdf "The Tham Vessantara-jAtaka: A Critical Study of the Tham Vessantara-jAtaka and its Influence on Kengtung Buddhism, Eastern Shan State, Burma."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004201000/http://www.khamkoo.com/uploads/9/0/0/4/9004485/the_tham_vessantara_jataka_-_a_critical_study_of_the_vj_and_its_influence_on_kengtung_buddhism_eastern_shan_state.pdf |date=2018-10-04 }} PhD Thesis.</ref> Within the Pali tradition, the apocryphal Jatakas of later composition (some dated even to the 19th century) are treated as a separate category of literature from the "official" Jataka stories that have been more-or-less formally canonized from at least the 5th century—as attested to in ample epigraphic and archaeological evidence, such as extant illustrations in [[bas relief]] from ancient temple walls. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page