The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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... gift is pure , and the mind of the giver is pure . All three are propitious , because of some good act that I have done in the past . I shall make my life fruitful by giving this food to these monks . " With this thought , he went and ...
... gift is pure , and the mind of the giver is pure . All three are propitious , because of some good act that I have done in the past . I shall make my life fruitful by giving this food to these monks . " With this thought , he went and ...
Page 101
... gift and made a great party in honour of his son's birth . And there , " The drums beat with a great thundering sound . Courtesans danced , wealth was distributed to all , with no one left out , and the leading citizens came to offer ...
... gift and made a great party in honour of his son's birth . And there , " The drums beat with a great thundering sound . Courtesans danced , wealth was distributed to all , with no one left out , and the leading citizens came to offer ...
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... gift given to the proper recipient leads to fruits right in that very same lifetime , fed the Blessed One . And at the very moment that he did so the five marvelous signs appeared on account of the power of that gift that was given to ...
... gift given to the proper recipient leads to fruits right in that very same lifetime , fed the Blessed One . And at the very moment that he did so the five marvelous signs appeared on account of the power of that gift that was given to ...
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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