Why are Jataka tales useful for historians?
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Correct answer: They give glimpses of society, morality and lifestyle
Jataka tales narrate stories of the Buddha's previous births and contain descriptions of occupations, markets, villages, families, social relationships and moral values. Historians use such details as literary evidence, while remembering that stories may contain religious or imaginative elements. They are not tax lists, experiments or coins. Therefore A is correct.
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They give glimpses of society, morality and lifestyle
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Jataka tales narrate stories of the Buddha's previous births and contain descriptions of occupations, markets, villages, families, social relationships and moral values. Historians use such details as literary evidence, while remembering that stories may contain religious or imaginative elements. They are not tax lists, experiments or coins. Therefore A is correct.
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This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution.
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