The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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... head of the troop of monkeys will come to the place where the monk will be . Those of the monkeys who see him first will utter shouts of joy . When the head of the troop sees them shouting like that he will be furious until he sees the ...
... head of the troop of monkeys will come to the place where the monk will be . Those of the monkeys who see him first will utter shouts of joy . When the head of the troop sees them shouting like that he will be furious until he sees the ...
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... head's head came , then the latter's head and so on . Finally , the boy started serving king Śrenika himself . The Lord Mahāvīra held his general preaching . Śrenika went out with great pomp and bowed down to the Lord . The boy said to ...
... head's head came , then the latter's head and so on . Finally , the boy started serving king Śrenika himself . The Lord Mahāvīra held his general preaching . Śrenika went out with great pomp and bowed down to the Lord . The boy said to ...
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... head and hand it over to that pure one , to do penance for my evil intentions . " With this idea in his ( now ) purified mind , without further ado the king went before the ascetic , along with his friend . But the sage restrained the ...
... head and hand it over to that pure one , to do penance for my evil intentions . " With this idea in his ( now ) purified mind , without further ado the king went before the ascetic , along with his friend . But the sage restrained the ...
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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