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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) [...] Part 2
Update, 14 April, 2021: [Note 6: It has been stated that-one organ beings in general are born in th... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 6: Story of Sumati
Update, 10 April, 2021: Enjoying manifold pleasures, Śārṅgadhara and Sīridhara passed the time, imm... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 5: Story of Kanakaśrī
Update, 10 April, 2021: When the king, chief of the prudent, had seen this dramatic art, he conside... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 4: The life of Aparājita and Anantavīrya as kings
Update, 09 April, 2021: With Aparājita Anantavīrya ruled the earth, possessing boundless wealth of ... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 9: Kapila’s incarnation as Aśanighoṣa
Update, 09 April, 2021: Then King Śrīvijaya went with Queen Sutārā to the garden Jyotirvana with a ... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 6: Fourth incarnation as Amitatejas
Update, 08 April, 2021: Now in this same Bharata on the best of mountains, Vaitāḍhya, there is a ci... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 20: Sanatkumāra’s installation as Cakravartin
Update, 03 April, 2021: The fourteen great jewels, the cakra, et cetera, of Sanatkumāra guarding th... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 6: Dharmanātha’s initiation
Update, 01 April, 2021: Reminded by the Laukāntika-gods, “Found a congregation, O Master,” the Lord... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 4: Birth of Dharmanātha
Update, 01 April, 2021: At that time Dṛḍharatha’s soul, living in Vaijayanta, immersed in pleasure,... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 22: Death of Suprabha
Update, 31 March, 2021: Suprabha, who lived for fifty-five lacs of years, remained on earth for a l... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 16: Ananta’s śāsanadevatās (messenger-deities)
Update, 30 March, 2021: Pātāla, originating in that congregation, three-faced, with a makara for a ... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 9: Birth of Caṇḍaśāsana as the Prativāsudeva Madhu
Update, 30 March, 2021: In course of time Caṇḍaśāsana died and wandered in many birth-nuclei presen... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 8: Previous birth of Puruṣottama as Samudradatta
Update, 30 March, 2021: Now in Bharatakṣetra in Jambūdvīpa there is a city Kauśāmbī, equal to Puran... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 6: Ananta’s initiation
Update, 30 March, 2021: When he had directed the earth for fifteen lacs of years, the sou of Siṃhas... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Appendix 3.2: new and rare words
Update, 30 March, 2021: In making this list, the determining factor was whether the word is in Moni... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 4: Birth of Ananta and his birth-rites
Update, 30 March, 2021: Now in the heaven Prāṇata the soul of Padmaratha, immersed in bliss, passed... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 10: Previous births of Dvipṛṣṭha and Tāraka
Update, 24 February, 2021: Now in the southern half of Bharata in Jambūdvīpa, there is a city named Vi... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 3: Vāsupūjya’s parents (king Vasupūjya and queen Jayā)
Update, 24 February, 2021: The king there was named Vasupūjya, a member of the Ikṣvāku-family, like Vā... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 2: Incarnation as Vāsupūjya (introduction)
Update, 24 February, 2021: Now in the southern half of Bharata in Jambūdvīpa, there is a city named Ca... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 28: Śreyāṃsa’s congregation
Update, 24 February, 2021: Eighty-four thousand noble monks, one hundred and three thousand nuns, thir... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 27: Sermon on nirjarā
Update, 24 February, 2021: When Vāsava, Upendra (Tripṛṣṭha), and Sīrin had become silent after this hy... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 21: The battle
Update, 16 February, 2021: Then all the Vidyādharas, their arms itching for battle, were delighted at ... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 20: Rivalry for Svayamprabhā
Update, 16 February, 2021: Now there is a city Rathanūpuracakravāla, the ornament of the southern row ... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 17: Story of Aśvagrīva
Update, 12 February, 2021: Now in the city Ratnapura, there was a Prativiṣṇu, Aśvagrīva, son of Mayūra... »»

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [...] Part 14: Story of Mṛgāvatī
Update, 12 February, 2021: When some time had passed after Acala’s birth, Queen Bhadrā conceived an em... »»