Editing Apocrypha (section)

==Buddhism==
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Apocryphal [[Jataka tales|Jatakas]] of the [[Pāli Canon]], such as those belonging to the Paññāsajātaka collection, have been adapted to fit local culture in certain [[Southeast Asia]]n countries and have been retold with amendments to the plots to better reflect Buddhist morals.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xt3YAAAAMAAJ |title=The Tale of Prince Samuttakote |isbn=9780896801745 |author-last1=Hudak |author-first1=Thomas |year=1993|publisher=Ohio University Center for International Studies }}</ref><ref>Sengpan Pannyawamsa (2007). [http://www.khamkoo.com/uploads/9/0/0/4/9004485/the_tham_vessantara_jataka_-_a_critical_study_of_the_vj_and_its_influence_on_kengtung_buddhism_eastern_shan_state.pdf "The Tham Vessantara-jAtaka: A Critical Study of the Tham Vessantara-jAtaka and its Influence on Kengtung Buddhism, Eastern Shan State, Burma."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004201000/http://www.khamkoo.com/uploads/9/0/0/4/9004485/the_tham_vessantara_jataka_-_a_critical_study_of_the_vj_and_its_influence_on_kengtung_buddhism_eastern_shan_state.pdf |date=2018-10-04 }} PhD Thesis.</ref>

Within the Pali tradition, the apocryphal Jatakas of later composition (some dated even to the 19th century) are treated as a separate category of literature from the "official" Jataka stories that have been more-or-less formally canonized from at least the 5th century—as attested to in ample epigraphic and archaeological evidence, such as extant illustrations in [[bas relief]] from ancient temple walls.