# Devadatta — Indian Fairy Tales character guide

> Devadatta in Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Devadatta the Traitor

**First appearance:** 0003-the-lion-and-the-crane

## Who they are

A traitorous figure in Buddhist stories.

## In the story

### [The Lion and the Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-lion-and-the-crane)

Identified as the ungrateful lion in the Buddha's telling of the tale.

### [Notes and References](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/notes-and-references)

Mentioned as the ungrateful figure in the Jataka version of the Lion and the Crane, identified with the lion in that tale.

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