The Clever Adulteress & Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain LiteraturePhyllis Emily Granoff |
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... young peacock to play with here " he did not throw it up again and again ( ... as above up to ) his ear and the egg , left in peace , one day broke open and out came a young peacock . Jinadatta's son saw it and , glad and joyful , he ...
... young peacock to play with here " he did not throw it up again and again ( ... as above up to ) his ear and the egg , left in peace , one day broke open and out came a young peacock . Jinadatta's son saw it and , glad and joyful , he ...
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... young man ! ' Another added , ' Who is unlucky since he has broken the continuity of his family ! ' But the young Lord remained indifferent . Similarly , the gods showed him his parents being addicted to the objects of the senses or ...
... young man ! ' Another added , ' Who is unlucky since he has broken the continuity of his family ! ' But the young Lord remained indifferent . Similarly , the gods showed him his parents being addicted to the objects of the senses or ...
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... young man answered with a riddle that involved a play on the word for necklace . In one sense he merely said , " I am giving it to you ; you are my servant and must accept it . Now take it and do with it what you wish . " But Devadinna ...
... young man answered with a riddle that involved a play on the word for necklace . In one sense he merely said , " I am giving it to you ; you are my servant and must accept it . Now take it and do with it what you wish . " But Devadinna ...
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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Arhat ascetic asceticism asked aśoka ĀvC Bahubali beautiful became Bharata birth Blessed body Brahmins brothers Buddhists Canakya Candragupta chapter chariot child daughter death deeds deity demi-god desire Devadhara Devadinna devoted dharma Digambara disciples earth eating elephant Emperor Emperor Bharata enjoy faith fast father feet Gaccha gave gift girl give Glorious Goddess gods gold Gujarat heard heaven honored husband Jain monk Jaina Jainism jewels Jina Jinaprabhasūri Kalpa killed king king's lady lived lord of mountains magic Mahāvīra meditation mendicant merchant mind minister mother Nāga named ocean peacock Phyllis Granoff pilgrimage pleasures praised Prakrit princes queen Ratikeli Rāvana rebirth reborn religious replied Rohini Rsabha sage Śakra Sanskrit Śatruñjaya snake Śrī story Subandhu Svetambara Śvetāmbaras teacher tell temple thought tirtha told took translation tree verse Victorious vows wealth wife woman words worship yakṣa Yasodhara yojanas young