The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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... taken away by some vidyadhara . Nobody knew where she had been carried away . The king said , ' Whoever brings this girl back will have her . ' The astrologer said , ' She has been taken in such and such direction . ' The chariot ...
... taken away by some vidyadhara . Nobody knew where she had been carried away . The king said , ' Whoever brings this girl back will have her . ' The astrologer said , ' She has been taken in such and such direction . ' The chariot ...
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... taken . " He went to them and informed Vardhamānasūri , “ All the Lords Among the Monks and their followers have gathered and taken their seats . King Durlabharāja awaits your presence in the temple ; he has already shown the other ...
... taken . " He went to them and informed Vardhamānasūri , “ All the Lords Among the Monks and their followers have gathered and taken their seats . King Durlabharāja awaits your presence in the temple ; he has already shown the other ...
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... taken by Caṇakya was always graced by Nanda himself , for it was his throne . 217 . 218 . 219 . 220 . 221 . 222-23 . 224 . 225 . Now when Nanda and his son entered , the latter remarked : " This Brahman has trampled on the king's shadow ...
... taken by Caṇakya was always graced by Nanda himself , for it was his throne . 217 . 218 . 219 . 220 . 221 . 222-23 . 224 . 225 . Now when Nanda and his son entered , the latter remarked : " This Brahman has trampled on the king's shadow ...
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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