The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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... Once the month of spring has come , once fragrance and joy are there , the bees leave the karnikāras to settle upon the mango - blossoms . ' Magadhasundari realized that this was not an ordinary stanza , and so understood that the ...
... Once the month of spring has come , once fragrance and joy are there , the bees leave the karnikāras to settle upon the mango - blossoms . ' Magadhasundari realized that this was not an ordinary stanza , and so understood that the ...
Page 193
... once , just like a thief . 253. Canakya was determined to destroy Nanda utterly , so with the wealth he had acquired by alchemy , he assembled an army complete with foot - sol- diers . 254 . 255 . 256 . 257 . 258 . 259 . 260 . 261 . 262 ...
... once , just like a thief . 253. Canakya was determined to destroy Nanda utterly , so with the wealth he had acquired by alchemy , he assembled an army complete with foot - sol- diers . 254 . 255 . 256 . 257 . 258 . 259 . 260 . 261 . 262 ...
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... once on the wagon , Nanda's daughter saw Candragupta coming along and immediately fell in love with him , staring at him with the unblinking eyes of a goddess . With her beaming moon - like face and sidelong glances , Nanda's daughter ...
... once on the wagon , Nanda's daughter saw Candragupta coming along and immediately fell in love with him , staring at him with the unblinking eyes of a goddess . With her beaming moon - like face and sidelong glances , Nanda's daughter ...
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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