{"product_id":"jain-tales-of-moksha-shivakotyacharya-9780674292512","title":"Jain Tales of Moksha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tenth-century Jain guide to ethics, self-discipline, and the quest for meaning at life's end.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVaḍḍārādhane\u003c\/i\u003e (literally, the veneration of ritual death), the first extant prose work in Kannada, is a tenth-century collection of Jain stories about nineteen warrior saints who embrace death in pursuit of moksha, or spiritual liberation. Each tale in this book of living and dying follows the renunciate's transformation from an ordinary person enmeshed in worldly desires to an enlightened being who attains moksha through penance, fasting, meditation, and self-mortification, culminating in ritual death. Originally recited for spiritual protection to Jain renunciates approaching the end of life, these narratives explore social hierarchy, duty, and discipline while offering enduring insights into human striving and ethical courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAttributed to Shivakotyacharya, a Digambara Jain cleric, the collection combines the vernacular stories with verses in Prakrit and Sanskrit. Presented here in a modern English translation alongside the authoritative Kannada text, \u003ci\u003eJain Tales of Moksha\u003c\/i\u003e speaks across centuries. Its medieval themes of moral choice, self-discipline, and the search for ultimate freedom invite contemporary readers to reflect on how we navigate desire, duty, and the quest for meaning in our own lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shivakotyacharya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674292510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674292512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Shivakotyacharya","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965067378943,"sku":"9780674292512","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2a720ff-07f8-4ccc-bf45-aecc5914521e.jpg?v=1767278194","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jain-tales-of-moksha-shivakotyacharya-9780674292512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}