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Contents
SARGA THE SIXTH
Frame story: Marriage and later life of the Arhat Pārçva
nätha
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Episode of the Brahman Datta who was afflicted with leprosy 116 Frame story: Life of Parçvanatha, continued: Meghamilin's
attack and conversion.
Frame story: Life of Parçvanatha, continued. Sermon on the fourfold dharma..
How Dhanamitra acquired respect for knowledge..
Parable showing how Rohini managed her pañcaka of rice.. How Dhanamitra gained respect for knowledge, continued.. Story of the pardoned thief Vasanta..
Story of the four merchants' sons, and of Sundara..
Story of the minister who found happiness after his wife's death
Story of the four merchants' sons, continued. Parable of the golden peacock feather..
Parable of the monkey-pair who became human.. Story of the four merchants' sons, continued..
Story of the girl who died because she had four wooers.. Story of the four merchants' sons, concluded...
Frame story: Parçvanatha continues his sermon on dharma Story of Madanarekha and her son Nami. David and Uriah Story of the Cakravartin Sanatkumāra... Previous births of Sanatkumāra and the Yakṣa Asita. Story of the Cakravartin Sanatkumāra, concluded.. Story of the two princes Pundarika and Kandarīka.. Frame story: Life of Parçvanatha, continued..
SARGA THE SEVENTH
Frame story: Life of Parçvanatha, continued... The adventures of Princes Amarasena and Varasena.. The faithful Parrot couple, and the son who fell in love with his own mother.
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Story of Vanaraja, the waif who became king..
Parable of the selfish religious and the unselfish Pulindra.. Parable of the man who wished to rid himself of his vixen wife
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