The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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Page 78
... worship it with flowers of oleander , 36. Having arranged betel nut , betel leaves , rice , kindling , earthen pots , etc. , all of which are the constituents of worship , and invoking each group of the sixty - four goddesses , the ...
... worship it with flowers of oleander , 36. Having arranged betel nut , betel leaves , rice , kindling , earthen pots , etc. , all of which are the constituents of worship , and invoking each group of the sixty - four goddesses , the ...
Page 130
... worship of the Jinas are meritorious acts suitable for gods . Beautiful lady ! Worship of the Jinas is not included in the dharma appropriate for the denizens of the hells . But true faith , the culmination of the threefold world , is ...
... worship of the Jinas are meritorious acts suitable for gods . Beautiful lady ! Worship of the Jinas is not included in the dharma appropriate for the denizens of the hells . But true faith , the culmination of the threefold world , is ...
Page 252
... Worship Ambādevī , and establish her in a golden net . Stand there , and praise the Main Lord Nemi Jinendra . Perform worship with just one verse , and go in the second gate . Go forty paces below the well Svayamvara , and then 700 ...
... Worship Ambādevī , and establish her in a golden net . Stand there , and praise the Main Lord Nemi Jinendra . Perform worship with just one verse , and go in the second gate . Go forty paces below the well Svayamvara , and then 700 ...
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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