Evidence for jatakas in dramatic performance

[Guest guest]

Since the Naa.tya'saastra is up for discussion, would anyone have

evidence for performances of Buddhist jaatakas or avadaanas as popular

theatre in the Gupta or early Pala periods? I know we have texts such as

the Naagaananda, but I am looking for evidence about performance --

ideally popular rather than courtly performances, along the lines of the

much later Tibetan ache lhamo.

 

-W.

 

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