The jataka tales are stories which represent the Buddhas teachings, they are almost always illustrated in animal form and are useful to help teach the moral codes and disciplines to children
the cat is considered cursed in Buddhism
In Buddhism they represent wisdom. To Christians they represent Christ.
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to whom are jatakas associated?
There are no gods in Buddhism. There is no God concept or anything supernatural at all. The Buddha only claimed to be awake; he did not claim to be a god. .
The DharamaChakra. the eight spoked wheel, represents the Noble Eightfold path.
In Buddhism, the snake represents hatred and anger. There are also some religions that choose the cat to represent contempt.
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he eight spoke wheel, called the Dharmacakra. The eight spokes represent the Noble Eightfold Path of given to us by The Buddha
Buddhism is structured into several different schools of thought. For instance, there is Mahayana Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, zen Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism, and Pure land Buddhism.