Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra

by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words

This page describes Seventh incarnation of Kamatha which is the fifteenth part of chapter II of the English translation of the Parshvanatha-caritra, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Parshvanatha in jainism is the twenty-third Tirthankara (Jina) and one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.

Part 15: Seventh incarnation of Kamaṭha

After seeing him dead from one blow, feeling pride, Kuraṅgaka rejoiced at the thought, “I am a great bowman.” After living from hunting from birth, Kuraṅgaka died and was born in the abode Raurava in the seventh hell.

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