How Long to Read The Jataka Tales, Volume 1

How Long Does it Take to Read The Jataka Tales, Volume 1?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 26 minutes to read The Jataka Tales, Volume 1 by Robert Chalmers

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Pali work, entitled 'the Jataka', the first volume of which is now presented to the reader in an English form, contains 550 Jatakas or Birth-stories, which are arranged in 22 nipatas or books. This division is roughly founded on the number of verses (gathas) which are quoted in each story; thus the first book contains 150 stories, each of which only quotes one verse, the second 100, each of which quotes two, the third and fourth 50 each, which respectively quote 3 and 4, and so on to the twenty-first with 5 stories, each of which quotes 80 verses, and the twenty-second with 10 stories, each quoting a still larger number. Each story opens with a preface called the paccuppannavatthu or 'story of the present', which relates the particular circumstances in the Buddha's life which led him to tell the birth-story and thus reveal some event in the long series of his previous existences as a bodhisatta or a being destined to attain Buddha-ship. This is volume 1, comprising the ‘Ekanipata.’.

How long is The Jataka Tales, Volume 1?

The Jataka Tales, Volume 1 by Robert Chalmers is 263 pages long, and a total of 66,539 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Jataka Tales, Volume 1 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 3 minutes to read The Jataka Tales, Volume 1 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Jataka Tales, Volume 1?

The Jataka Tales, Volume 1 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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