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The Clever Adulteress and Other Stories
Author: Phyllis Granoff
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 812081150X
Category: Sanskrit literature
Page: 290
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Language: en
Pages: 290
Pages: 290
The stories in this collection span almost one thousand years of story-telling in India. Most originate in North India and all were written by Jain monks for the edification and amusement of the faithful. The treasures of India`s heritage of story-telling are known to us today mainly from these Jain
Language: en
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Buddhism and Jainism share the concepts of karma, rebirth, and the desirability of escaping from rebirth. The literature of both traditions contains many stories about past, and sometimes future, lives which reveal much about these foundational doctrines. Naomi Appleton carefully explores how multi-life stories served to construct, communicate, and challenge
Language: en
Pages: 384
Pages: 384
The stories collected in this volume reflect the rich tradition of medieval Jain storytelling between the seventh and fifteenth centuries, from simple folk tales and lives of famous monks to sophisticated narratives of rebirth. They describe they ways in which a path to peace and bliss can be found, either
Language: en
Pages: 464
Pages: 464
Books about Nagabharana: Recent Trends in Jainism Studies
Language: en
Pages: 267
Pages: 267
This book presents a detailed fieldwork-based study of the ancient Indian religion of Jainism. Drawing on field research in northern Gujarat and on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and Prakrit and modern vernacular Jain religious literature, John Cort provides a rounded portrait of thereligion as it is practiced today.
