The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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Page 66
... Bharata's magnificence , Marudevi said to Bharata , ' Having given up such a magnificence as yours , your father is wandering alone without shelter . ' Bharata said , ' What is my magnificence compared to my father's ? If you don't ...
... Bharata's magnificence , Marudevi said to Bharata , ' Having given up such a magnificence as yours , your father is wandering alone without shelter . ' Bharata said , ' What is my magnificence compared to my father's ? If you don't ...
Page 208
... Bharata and Bahubali . These chapters recount the story of Bharata's quest for dominion over his numerous brothers ( of whom Bahubali is the youngest ) , his ignominious defeat by Bahubali , and Bahubali's renunciation of the world he ...
... Bharata and Bahubali . These chapters recount the story of Bharata's quest for dominion over his numerous brothers ( of whom Bahubali is the youngest ) , his ignominious defeat by Bahubali , and Bahubali's renunciation of the world he ...
Page 261
... Bharata made the image of his brother , the images of the 24 Jinas , and his own image . 9 . Victorious is that lord of mountains Astapada , where Bharata described the images of the 24 contemporary Jinas , each described with its own ...
... Bharata made the image of his brother , the images of the 24 Jinas , and his own image . 9 . Victorious is that lord of mountains Astapada , where Bharata described the images of the 24 contemporary Jinas , each described with its own ...
Contents
Stories from the Avasyaka commentaries Nalini Balbir | 17 |
Stories from the later didactic story collections | 75 |
Friedhelm Hardy | 118 |
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The Clever Adulteress and Other Stories: A Treasury of Jaina Literature Phyllis Granoff Limited preview - 1993 |
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Arhat ascetic asceticism asked aśoka ĀvC Bahubali beautiful became Bharata birth Blessed body Brahmins brothers Buddhists Canakya Candragupta chapter chariot child daughter death deeds deity demi-god desire Devadhara Devadinna devoted dharma Digambara disciples earth eating elephant Emperor Emperor Bharata enjoy faith fast father feet Gaccha gave gift girl give Glorious Goddess gods gold Gujarat heard heaven honored husband Jain monk Jaina Jainism jewels Jina Jinaprabhasūri Kalpa killed king king's lady lived lord of mountains magic Mahāvīra meditation mendicant merchant mind minister mother Nāga named ocean peacock Phyllis Granoff pilgrimage pleasures praised Prakrit princes queen Ratikeli Rāvana rebirth reborn religious replied Rohini Rsabha sage Śakra Sanskrit Śatruñjaya snake Śrī story Subandhu Svetambara Śvetāmbaras teacher tell temple thought tirtha told took translation tree verse Victorious vows wealth wife woman words worship yakṣa Yasodhara yojanas young