The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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... give her to you . ' So Пlaputra set off on tour with them and learned their art . Then he was asked to give a show in front of the king on the occasion of a wedding - ceremony . The company went to Bennatada . The king attended the show ...
... give her to you . ' So Пlaputra set off on tour with them and learned their art . Then he was asked to give a show in front of the king on the occasion of a wedding - ceremony . The company went to Bennatada . The king attended the show ...
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... give the bangles back . Several years passed like this . The owners of the bangles asked for them . The lady said , ' I shall give them back . ' And so it went on until the girl had grown up and could not take off the bangles any more ...
... give the bangles back . Several years passed like this . The owners of the bangles asked for them . The lady said , ' I shall give them back . ' And so it went on until the girl had grown up and could not take off the bangles any more ...
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... give me the power that you give to the king every time he asks for a boon , but let me have that power for the rest of my life . As the second boon I ask that as long as I am alive you do not give that power to anyone else . I shall ...
... give me the power that you give to the king every time he asks for a boon , but let me have that power for the rest of my life . As the second boon I ask that as long as I am alive you do not give that power to anyone else . I shall ...
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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