本生経 ほんしょうきょう Also written ほんじょうきょう Meanings Noun ancient Indian collection of tales on the early lives of Buddha (ca. 4th century BCE); Jataka See also: ジャータカ. Kanji 本 origin. Read as ホン. 生 life. Read as ショウ. 経 pass. Read as キョウ. Word lists Buddhism Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists