From One Birth to Another: Stories from Jaina Literature (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789353026066)

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.

Author: Sudhamahi Regunathan
ISBN-10: 9353026067
ISBN-13: 9789353026066
Publisher: Harper India
Language: English
Published: 02/18/2020
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.60d