The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteratureThe stories in this collection span almost one thousand years of story-telling in India. Most originate in North India and all were written by Jain monks for the education and amusement of the faithful. Jain literature is both righ and varied. Stories were told in verse and prose, in Sanskrit and in vernacular languages. Some resemble simple folk tales while others are as sophisticated as courtly romances. The stories in Jain literature are about holy men and holy places, famous kings and courtiers and those not often heard in ancient and medieval India--women and toiling villagers. The treasures of India's heritage of story-telling are known to us today mainly from these Jain stories which have been carefully preserved through the years. The stories in The Clever Adulteress have been translated by a renowned group of scholars from India, North America, and Europe. Each translator has chosen his or her favorites from the vast treasures of Jain literature. |
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Page 45
A Jain laywoman of this city was married to a non - Jain . When she used to
observe the necessary duties prescribed for the evening and to abstain from food
, he used to make fun of her , saying , “ What ? Would anyone get up at night to
eat !
A Jain laywoman of this city was married to a non - Jain . When she used to
observe the necessary duties prescribed for the evening and to abstain from food
, he used to make fun of her , saying , “ What ? Would anyone get up at night to
eat !
Page 50
He spent the night in the cart - shed of the king intending to meet the king on the
next day . That very night a dancer was dancing , and Ksullaka too attended the
show with the audience . It so happened that after having danced the whole night
...
He spent the night in the cart - shed of the king intending to meet the king on the
next day . That very night a dancer was dancing , and Ksullaka too attended the
show with the audience . It so happened that after having danced the whole night
...
Page 79
Where there is no waking in the night , no jealousy and no pain , no pride and no
easy flattery , there is no love . 54 . Young ladies having no passion breathe
without yawning , pretend to be asleep , have headaches , and voices thick with ...
Where there is no waking in the night , no jealousy and no pain , no pride and no
easy flattery , there is no love . 54 . Young ladies having no passion breathe
without yawning , pretend to be asleep , have headaches , and voices thick with ...
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User Review - bethlakshmi - LibraryThingGreat set of Jain stories. Has some good descriptions and commentary on cultural information, too. A little heavy for a "fun read", but generally worth it. Read full review
Contents
A parable from the Nāyādhammakahão | 7 |
Friedhelm Hardy | 118 |
two stories from a medieval pilgrimage | 183 |
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| Title | The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain Literature |
| Editor | Phyllis Emily Granoff |
| Publisher | Mosaic Press, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0889624356, 9780889624351 |
| Length | 290 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical |
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