Volume-XI, Issue-V, September 2025 |
Ethical Ecology in Jatakamala of
Aryasura: A Bird’s Eye View
Dr. Swapan Mal, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Sanskrit,
Raiganj University, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India |
Received: 24.08.2025 | Accepted: 16.09.2025 | Published Online: 30.09.2025 | Page No: 73-79 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.11.issue.05W.133 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
The eternal history of India, which has been inherent in Indian culture, civilization and literature since ancient times, is based on Sanskrit literature. In the Vedic and post-Vedic periods, the perfect reflection of spiritual elements, philosophical elements and humanistic elements are observed. There is a gap in the origin and development of theism over time. Similarly, the spirit of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu is also seen in Indian literature, especially in the lyrical poem Gita Govinda by the poet Jayadeva. There is a mention of Lord Buddha as the incarnation of Kesava or Vishnu. It is said that: केशवधृतबुद्धशरीर जय जगदीश हरे।[i]. In the Jataka literature or the Avadana literature based on Buddhist literature, 34 stories of the previous birth of that Buddha have been told from the mouth of Lord Buddha. These stories emerged from the great compassion of the Bodhisattva. Compassion is the most excellent thing in the morality of human hearts. There, compassion is at the root of the stories told by the Bodhisattvas. These stories are also known as Avadana because they are indicative of the generous character of the Bodhisattva. At the beginning of all the stories it is stated about the purpose of the Jataka: as it is heard, that is, these stories are heard. Various stories have been told simply and pleasantly for the salvation of all beings. | ||
Keywords: Ethics, Ecology, Buddha, Buddhism, Jataka. |