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111 The moral of the two stories. IV Description of the Swayamvara; V Description of Nārada. VI Marriage customs (e.g. the father of the boy used to
go to the house of the girl's father and demanded the
girl in marriage, offering some S'ulka or dowry for her). VII The kidnapping of Draupadi and her restoration by
Krşņa. The description of the fight between Padma
nābha and the Pāodavas and between him and Krşņa. VIII The messenger (Data) and the privileges he enjoys. IX A note on the Canonical or Sacred Literature of the
Svetāmbara Jains, pointing out the place of Näyādha. mmakahão and Dasaveyaliya in it."
[Read Intrdouction and Prof. M. V. Patwardhan's book Daśavaikālikasūtra- a study,-in two parts.]
General Questions 1. What is the meaning of the titles Nāyādhammakabão, and Dasaveyaliya-sutta ? What place do they occupy in the Svetāmbara Jain Canon ?
2. Discuss the purpose of the story material, found in the Canonical works of the Jains. Show also how this has served the purpose of retaining the sympathies and interest of the lay followers of the Jain church.
3. Comment on the linguistic peculiarities of the prose which you find in the two stories, and contrast it with the literary style of Dasaveyaliya.
. 4. Write a detailed note on the social picture from the incidental references in the body of the text Näyadhamma').
6. Compare aod contrast the .Jain and the Hindu versions of the Dovai-kaba as presented in the Nayadhamma. kabão.
Abbreviations M. Makandi
R-Ratnadvipadevata. B.-Beloved of gods. .. Kygga Rpgna Vasudeva. Mbh. Mahabharata. Com. Commentary or N.-;Namo.
Commentator Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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