Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation
author: Shantilal Nagar
edition: 2011, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 1288
ISBN-10: 9788178542027
Topic: Jainism
Chapter 1 - Genesis of the Story (1)
This page describes Genesis of the Story (1) which is the first chapter located on page 1 of the first volume in the book: Adipurana (Sanskrit Text with English Translation) by Shantilal Nagar. This book is the English translation of the Adi Purana which is an important piece of literature in Digambara Jainism and deals with the life story of lord Rishabhadeva and his ten incarnations while also providing a sketch of Jaina traditions, culture and history. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
Full contents not available online!
To read the full text of Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation, you can buy Shantilal Nagar’s book from Exotic India
You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Genesis of the Story (1)” according to 8 books dealing with Jainism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) [by K. C. Lalwani]
same span, non-simultaneous genesis; similar span, simultaneous genesis; dissimilar span, non-simultaneous genesis....
Read full contents: Part 3 - On the standard of pain of infernal beings
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [by Helen M. Johnson]
She told the story of the gardener as it was and said to the robbers, ‘O brothers, take my ornaments as I return. Because of her true story she was released by the thieves who esteemed the keeping of a promise and who said, ‘We will take you as you return. Further on she was stopped by a Rakshasa whose stomach was lean from hunger—she, doe-eyed, like a doe by a lion. Astonished by her true story, the Rakshasa let her go with the thought, ‘I will eat her when she returns....
Read full contents: Part 3: Story of the truthful bride
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) [by Vijay K. Jain]
Two versions of a story, regarding the origin of ‘Tattvarthasutra , are found in Jaina literature. Once a bhavya soul, keen to tread the path to liberation, wrote on the wall of his home the following sutra: ‘darshanajnanacaritrani mokshamargah . Subsequently, he had to go out of his village for a few days for some work. In the meantime, Acarya Griddhpiccha (Acarya Umasvami) happened to visit his home, seeking food....
Read full contents: Preface (Acarya Umasvami’s Tattvarthasutra)
Total 8 books found: See all results here.
Summary:
You can return to the book Index to buy or shop for other books, or you can read the available online pages below:
[Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation: index]
[About the author (Shantilal Nagar)]
[Preface (the Purana tradition)]
[Tradition of Translation of the early Sanskrit works]