The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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... asked to step over this elephant in order to worship him . All agreed to do so , except that one , who said , ' I am afraid . ' 6. " To avoid a chariot one stays at a distance of five fore - arms , at ten for a bull , for an elephant at ...
... asked to step over this elephant in order to worship him . All agreed to do so , except that one , who said , ' I am afraid . ' 6. " To avoid a chariot one stays at a distance of five fore - arms , at ten for a bull , for an elephant at ...
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... asked by Kṛṣṇa , ' What is purity ? ' He was unable to unravel this question . He delayed giving an answer and ... asked . Again , Nārada was confused . Vasudeva blamed him , saying , ' Where you put that question , you should have put ...
... asked by Kṛṣṇa , ' What is purity ? ' He was unable to unravel this question . He delayed giving an answer and ... asked . Again , Nārada was confused . Vasudeva blamed him , saying , ' Where you put that question , you should have put ...
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... asked his astrologer , who said , ' Wait until I examine the omens . ' Some children who were playing took fright and came crying to Văratta . ' Don't be scared , ' he said . The astrologer came back and told the king , ' Victory will ...
... asked his astrologer , who said , ' Wait until I examine the omens . ' Some children who were playing took fright and came crying to Văratta . ' Don't be scared , ' he said . The astrologer came back and told the king , ' Victory will ...
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 |
The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain Literature Phyllis Emily Granoff No preview available - 1990 |
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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