The Epitome Of Queen Lilavati (Clay Sanskrit Library)
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The Clay Sanskrit Library will consist of 100 major works of classical literature.
Each book in the Clay Sanskrit Library is published in the original Sanskrit, in Roman script, on the left-hand page, and in English translation on the right. Twenty-seven leading scholars from eight countries are cooperating to produce fresh new translations that combine readability and accuracy.
The projected list of Clay Sanskrit Library volumes will include all books of the two Indian epics: the Ramáyana and the Maha•bhárata, as well as a rich selection of classical Indian literature (Kavya). Each book will be published in a jacketed hardcover edition, in a compact 4.5" x 6.5" format, designed to bring the great literature of India to the general public, scholars, and students.
Richard F. Gombrich is the Boden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford University and the author of On Being Sanskritic and The Perfect Generosity of Prince Vessantara.
The Epitome of Queen Lilávati by Jina•ratna , Volume 2 Edited and translated by R.C.C. Fynes
The second volume of Jina•ratna's thirteenth-century The Epitome of Queen Lilávati completes his story. Embodied souls undergo all too human adventures in a succession of lives, as they advance to final release. The primary purpose of Jain narrative literature was to edify lay people through amusement; consequently the stories are racy, and in some cases the moralizing element is rather tenuous.
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The Epitome Of Queen Lilavati: Volume 2 (Clay Sanskrit Library),Jinaratna,R. C. C. Fynes,New York University Press,0814727425,Ancient, Classical & Medieval,Fiction - General,General,Literary Collections,Literature: Classics,Works by individual poets: classical, early & medieval
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