Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhist | Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | INDEX 339 / INTRODUCTION. / THE KALILAG AND DAMNAG LITERATURE. / THE BARLAAM AND JOSAPHAT LITERATURE.; lines 1365-1455 | medium | La Fontaine acknowledged indebtedness to French Kalilah and Dimnah; scholars traced related stories to European writers, and the passage names the three caskets, the pound of flesh, and the jewel in the venomous toad’s head as derived from Buddhist tales. | record |