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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Munipati (मुनिपति) is the name of a monk, according to the Munipaticaritrasāroddhāra (narrating stories from Jain literature), which  is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Background story:—Munipati as a monk was practising kāyotsarga and was almost burnt alive accidentally. The merchant Kuñcika took him to his house and restored his body with the help of a special oil. The monk stayed there for the rainy-season. Kuñcika, who was afraid of his son, deposited some money in the monks’ lodging. The son saw this and stole the money, but Kuñcika suspected the monk and accused him of ungratefulness. Thus both started to exchange stories on ungratefulness or lie.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Partial matches: Muni, Pati.

Starts with: Munipaticaritra, Munipaticaritrasaroddhara.

Ends with: Adimunipati.

Full-text (+4): Munipaticaritra, Vrishabhakathanaka, Kashtamunikathanaka, Kashtamuni, Carabhatinakula, Pamarakathanaka, Simhi, Mantrikathanaka, Nagadattakathanaka, Carabhatinakulakathanaka, Simhikathanaka, Sutradhara, Simhakathanaka, Sukamalika, Susthitasuriyati, Sutradharakathanaka, Simhakatha, Muni, Secanaka, Sukamalikakathanaka.

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