සෑම ජාතක කතාවකම ත්රිවිධ ශාස්ත්රීය ව්යුහය
Every canonical Jātaka in the Pali tradition follows an exact, three-part liturgical formula documented in the Jātakaṭṭhavaṇṇanā:
- 1Paccuppannavatthu (Story of the Present): Sets the contemporary historical occasion in Sāvatthī (Jetavana Monastery) or Rājagaha where a dispute, dilemma, or question among the disciples prompts the Buddha to teach.
- 2Atītavatthu (Story of the Past): The core narrative where the Buddha declares: 'In the ancient past, when Brahmadatta was reigning in Varanasi...' unfolding the Bodhisatta’s past birth and the perfection cultivated.
- 3Samodhāna (The Identification / Connection): The solemn conclusion where the Buddha links past and present: revealing who the antagonists, companions, and teachers were in today’s Sangha, confirming the Bodhisatta was none other than the Buddha himself.