The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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... Jina . The fourth spoke ended three years after the death and liberation of Mahāvīra , the 24th and last Jina . Descent of time = avasarpiņi . Yugādīśa = " First Lord of the era " = Rṣabha . Siddha = enlightened and liberated soul ...
... Jina . The fourth spoke ended three years after the death and liberation of Mahāvīra , the 24th and last Jina . Descent of time = avasarpiņi . Yugādīśa = " First Lord of the era " = Rṣabha . Siddha = enlightened and liberated soul ...
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... Jina of this era . Abhinandana = fourth Jina of this era . Sumati = fifth Jina of this era . Ananta = fourteenth Jina of this era . Dhavalagiri = White Mountain . kinnara = divine musician . khacara vidyadhara or wizard . caranas = " a ...
... Jina of this era . Abhinandana = fourth Jina of this era . Sumati = fifth Jina of this era . Ananta = fourteenth Jina of this era . Dhavalagiri = White Mountain . kinnara = divine musician . khacara vidyadhara or wizard . caranas = " a ...
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... Jina in a temple . See Williams ( 1963 : 187-198 ) , Cort ( 1989 : 348-357 ) . Saketa Ayodhya . = paryanka - āsana = the lotus posture . See Bhattacharya ( 1974 : 138-139 ) . Śakra = Indra = king of the gods . astamangala ...
... Jina in a temple . See Williams ( 1963 : 187-198 ) , Cort ( 1989 : 348-357 ) . Saketa Ayodhya . = paryanka - āsana = the lotus posture . See Bhattacharya ( 1974 : 138-139 ) . Śakra = Indra = king of the gods . astamangala ...
Contents
Stories from the Avasyaka commentaries Nalini Balbir | 17 |
Stories from the later didactic story collections | 75 |
Friedhelm Hardy | 118 |
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