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title: Jataka Story in Ajanta
author: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4331/jataka-story-in-ajanta/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Jataka Story in Ajanta

_Authored by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra_

## Image File

[![Jataka Story in Ajanta](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4331.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4331.jpg)

## Image Caption

The caves of [Ajanta](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ajanta/) (2nd century BCE – 6th century CE) contain many poignantly depicted mythological tales. One of these, the story of Chhaddanta Jataka, is found in Cave 17.

## Cite This Work

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Dalbéra, J. (2015, December 07). Jataka Story in Ajanta. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4331/jataka-story-in-ajanta/>
### Chicago
Dalbéra, Jean-Pierre. "Jataka Story in Ajanta." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 07, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4331/jataka-story-in-ajanta/>.
### MLA
Dalbéra, Jean-Pierre. "Jataka Story in Ajanta." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Dec 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4331/jataka-story-in-ajanta/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/16625620868/in/album-72157651307405885/) by **Jean-Pierre Dalbéra**. Submitted by [Dola RC](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/dolaraic/ "User Page: Dola RC"), published on 07 December 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.