Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra

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

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

Who is able to tell the whole life of the Lord Jina, Śrīmat Vīra, unequaled among the creatures of the three worlds, from the beginning of his former births up to his emancipation? Nevertheless, after taking a little from the deep ocean of the Scriptures, something of the kind has been celebrated by me with the desire for benefit to myself and others.

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