IJJS 5.1 Cort, An Epitome of Medieval Śvetāmbara Literary Culture: A Review and Study of Jinaratnasūri’s Līlāvatīsāra

The Līlāvatīsāra was composed in 1285 C.E. by the Kharatara Gaccha monk and author Jinaratnasūri. It presents a nested set of tales that trace the effects of karma over multiple lifetimes. Each set of tales ends with the fictive hearer of the tales realizing the evanescence of material life, and a...

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Main Author: Cort, John E. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2009
In: International Journal of Jaina Studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-33
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