The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 56
Page 87
... become greatly honored in this world . Fortunate indeed are those who have put a lasting end to all humiliation ; those men are honored in the triple world , heaven , earth and the world below , who have become monks and are freed from ...
... become greatly honored in this world . Fortunate indeed are those who have put a lasting end to all humiliation ; those men are honored in the triple world , heaven , earth and the world below , who have become monks and are freed from ...
Page 131
... become worthy of worship even by the gods and demons ! " Thus he stood there , facing the novice , his mind purified through the contact with the Jaina religion . ( 287-291 ) Meanwhile Sudatta had found out about the great miracle ...
... become worthy of worship even by the gods and demons ! " Thus he stood there , facing the novice , his mind purified through the contact with the Jaina religion . ( 287-291 ) Meanwhile Sudatta had found out about the great miracle ...
Page 135
... become an ascetic , in order to avoid disaster to himself and the kingdom . In Puspandanta ( Jasaharacariü , II , 13 , 13-22 ) we hear not only that he fell down from the palace , but also about the apparition of a terrifying warrior ...
... become an ascetic , in order to avoid disaster to himself and the kingdom . In Puspandanta ( Jasaharacariü , II , 13 , 13-22 ) we hear not only that he fell down from the palace , but also about the apparition of a terrifying warrior ...
Contents
Stories from the Avasyaka commentaries Nalini Balbir | 17 |
Stories from the later didactic story collections | 75 |
Friedhelm Hardy | 118 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
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 |
Common terms and phrases
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