The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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Page 199
... gold coins and announced to the public : " Play at dice with me . Whoever beats me will win this bowl full of gold coins . That is my stake . 354. " But anyone I beat will give me just one gold coin . Men , this offer is as firm as if ...
... gold coins and announced to the public : " Play at dice with me . Whoever beats me will win this bowl full of gold coins . That is my stake . 354. " But anyone I beat will give me just one gold coin . Men , this offer is as firm as if ...
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... gold . They obtained the highest interior purity , their bodies brilliant and heated by the fire of asceticism . From the blazing fire that was their asceticism , they obtained the highest radiance . True it is that the shine of gold ...
... gold . They obtained the highest interior purity , their bodies brilliant and heated by the fire of asceticism . From the blazing fire that was their asceticism , they obtained the highest radiance . True it is that the shine of gold ...
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... gold . 29-32 . There is a place of asceticism to the east from the Kohandi temple , going toward the north . A stone image of Vasudeva is there . Ten cubits to the north of that is seen an image of Pārvati . She shows the cave with her ...
... gold . 29-32 . There is a place of asceticism to the east from the Kohandi temple , going toward the north . A stone image of Vasudeva is there . Ten cubits to the north of that is seen an image of Pārvati . She shows the cave with her ...
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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