Chaupannamahapurischariyam

Author(s): Shilankacharya, Amrutlal Bhojak, Dalsukh Malvania, Vasudev S Agarwal
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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PRELIMINARY REMARKS
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*Comparison of the main versions" (II): SVh and HTr/SC *The Svetämbara-tradition and the Digambara-tradition *Comparison of the "sub-versions" (1): HTr/SC and the Avaśyaka-tradition *Brief comparison of the Āvaśyaka-tradition and of HTr for the final portion of the
Mahavira-biography *Comparison of the " sub-versions" (II): HTr, SC, and DUtt *Comparison of the canonical and of the post-canonical Mabāvīra-biography *Contamination of the versions I (introduction to the problem ) *The Satrumjayamāhātmya *Verbal agreement between the Svetämbara versions *Transformation and preservation of the versions *The fusion of UH and Mahāvira-biography *HTr and SC (comparison with reference to technical details ) *Progress of the study of the UH *Bibliographical survey of comparative studies in the UH
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DSC AS A SOURCE FOR THE STUDY OF THE UNIVERSAL HISTORY
(detailed comparison of HTT, SC, etc.) 44-113 Method followed in the comparison 44-45.- Silānka's introduction to the C 46 f.- Rşabha 47-57 ( kulakaras and previous existences of Rşabba 47-53, the *Drama Vibudhānanda $$ 22 f.; the actual Rşabha-carita 53-57 ). - Ajita 57.-Sagara 58-61 (the "Silavati - story $S 24 1. ).-Triprstha 62 - 66.-Dviprstha 66-69 (the Candragupta-story 66-69 ) - Svayambhū 69-73 (the Kanakamati-story 69-73).-Sanatkumāra 74 f. - Sānti 75-77.-Subhūma 77-78. Munisuvrata 79 f. - Nemi-carita cum Hariyamsapurăņa 80-93 (Harivamsa, Kuruvamsa, Vasudeva and Kamsa 80-83 ; Vasudevahindi and subsequent events up to the foundation of Dväravati 83; campaign against Jarasandha 84-86; Nemi-carita, destruction of Dväravati, death of Krsna and Balarāma 86-90; comparison of the versions 90; literary parallels 90-93 ). - Brahmadatta 93-95.- Färsva 95 f. - Mahāvira 96-113 ( incarnation and subsequent events up to the prayrajya 96-98; the chadmasthavihåra 98-105; the kevalajñāna
etc. 105 f.; the kevalivihåra 106-112 ; the nirvana 112 f.). E GROWTH AND COMPOSITION OF THE UH
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1. Legend and history in the life-stories of the Tirthamkaras (with special reference to
the Mahāvira- biography ) 2. Adaptation of the stories to the exigencies of Jain dogmatics 3. Mabăvira-legend, Krşņa-legend, and Buddha-legend 4. The stories of the previous lives of the Tirthamkaras
The life-stories of the Cakravartins 6. The life-stories of the Vasudevas, Baladevas, and Prativāsudevas 7. Jain mythology and Vaisnava mythology 8. Vidyadharas in Jain literature
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