The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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Page 149
... known as the Vāyaṇa Gaccha . He became a leader of the monastic community and his name as a monk was Rasillasūri . Now it happened that Mahīpāla , too , became a monk ; in the East , in the city Rajagṛha , he became a Digambara Jain ...
... known as the Vāyaṇa Gaccha . He became a leader of the monastic community and his name as a monk was Rasillasūri . Now it happened that Mahīpāla , too , became a monk ; in the East , in the city Rajagṛha , he became a Digambara Jain ...
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... known as Pundarika . The 21 names by which it is known , and which are sung by gods , men , and seers , are : Siddhaksetra , Tīrtharāja , Marudeva , Bhagiratha , Vimaladri , Bahubali , Sahasrakamala , Tāladhvaja , Kadamba , Śatapatra ...
... known as Pundarika . The 21 names by which it is known , and which are sung by gods , men , and seers , are : Siddhaksetra , Tīrtharāja , Marudeva , Bhagiratha , Vimaladri , Bahubali , Sahasrakamala , Tāladhvaja , Kadamba , Śatapatra ...
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... known to be there , Chatrasila , Ghantaśilā , and Kodisila . Chatrašila is in the middle , with a golden creeper in the middle . There are 24 [ Jina images ] made of silver and gold in the middle of Thousand Mango Grove , and 72 [ Jina ...
... known to be there , Chatrasila , Ghantaśilā , and Kodisila . Chatrašila is in the middle , with a golden creeper in the middle . There are 24 [ Jina images ] made of silver and gold in the middle of Thousand Mango Grove , and 72 [ Jina ...
Contents
Stories from the Avasyaka commentaries Nalini Balbir | 17 |
Stories from the later didactic story collections | 75 |
Friedhelm Hardy | 118 |
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