The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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... knowledge distinguished by Jaina authors . Innate to gods and denizens of the hells , it can be obtained by human beings through meditational practices . Knowledge here transcends the senses and can , which is essential in our story ...
... knowledge distinguished by Jaina authors . Innate to gods and denizens of the hells , it can be obtained by human beings through meditational practices . Knowledge here transcends the senses and can , which is essential in our story ...
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... knowledge that he had acquired during the time he had been a Jain monk . But he told everyone , " I have been studying the position of the planets and heavenly bodies ever since I was a child . And I have always been totally absorbed in ...
... knowledge that he had acquired during the time he had been a Jain monk . But he told everyone , " I have been studying the position of the planets and heavenly bodies ever since I was a child . And I have always been totally absorbed in ...
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... knowledge , fully - armed with the rules of proper conduct ( samiti ) for moving , speaking , begging , taking and abandoning material objects , he became desirous of conquering his enemies . Since he was ever awake and increasingly ...
... knowledge , fully - armed with the rules of proper conduct ( samiti ) for moving , speaking , begging , taking and abandoning material objects , he became desirous of conquering his enemies . Since he was ever awake and increasingly ...
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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