The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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... worldly life . He assumed the rules of the solitary religious life . Śakra praised him . The gods put him to the test in a friendly way . One said , ' May he be lucky , this chaste young man ! ' Another added , ' Who is unlucky since he ...
... worldly life . He assumed the rules of the solitary religious life . Śakra praised him . The gods put him to the test in a friendly way . One said , ' May he be lucky , this chaste young man ! ' Another added , ' Who is unlucky since he ...
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... worldly life and thought , ' If I can see my parents , I shall leave worldly life . ' The god magically created a rock above the city . The inhabitants came with incense in their hands , fell at the god's feet and politely asked about ...
... worldly life and thought , ' If I can see my parents , I shall leave worldly life . ' The god magically created a rock above the city . The inhabitants came with incense in their hands , fell at the god's feet and politely asked about ...
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... worldly life . His wife , too , did so . Out of affection for them , the male servant Sangaka and the female servant Manumatikā too left worldly life . All of them went to the hermitage for ascetics located on Mount Asita . After some ...
... worldly life . His wife , too , did so . Out of affection for them , the male servant Sangaka and the female servant Manumatikā too left worldly life . All of them went to the hermitage for ascetics located on Mount Asita . After some ...
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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