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From One Birth to Another : Stories from Jaina Literature
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About the book
The Jaina Agamas are believed to have come down from Mahavira. Some of them even pre-date him. The stories in the agamas were conceptualized as a means to convey the austere teachings of the Jainas in a more relatable, ‘entertaining’ manner. For the first time, Sudhamahi Regunathan has translated a selection of these and other stories from Jaina literature into English. Ranging from the funny to the tragic, each story has a lesson embedded in it. A dancing girl who teaches a monk the meaning of restraint, a butcher’s son who is pressurized by his family to continue his father’s violent profession, a young man who wants to study the Kamasastra and more such colourful and interesting characters populate the pages of this book.
Pages: 240
Available in: Paperback
Language: English
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Sudhamahi Regunathan
Sudhamahi Regunathan is a former vice chancellor of the Jain Vishva Bharati University in Ladnun, Rajasthan. An author and translator, her books include Rishabhayan: The Story of the First King (2014), The Colours of Desire on the Canvas of Restraint (2015) and From One Birth to Another: Stories from Jaina Literature (2019).