Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch v1.c19.28

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² It appears that the canonical book of the Jâtaka consists only of verses and does not include explanatory prose matter. Something similar to these collections of verses which are not fully intelligible without a commentary explaining the occasions on which they were uttered may be seen in Chândogya Up. vi. The father’s answers are given but the son’s questions which render them intelligible are not found in the text but are supplied in the commentary.