Story Of Rama In Jain Literature

Author(s): V M Kulkarni
Publisher: Saraswati Pustak Bhandar

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1. Personal History and Date of the Author 2. Summary of the two Rāmāyaṇa Kathānakas Rāmāyaṇa-Kathānakam
146 The Tale (of the Innocene] of Sitā
148 3. A Critical Study of the two Kathānakas about Rāma
148 (i) A Comparison of Harişena's Version with those of Vimala and Gunabhadra
148 (ii) Vālmiki Rāmāyana and Harişeņa's Version
150 (iii) Purpose of the Kathānakas
151 (iv) Literary Appreciation
131 Chapter VIII The Rāmāyaṇa Version of Pușpadanta (as found in his Mahāpurāņa) 1. Personal History and Date of Puşpadanta
152 2. "Sandhi'-Wise Summary of the Contents
154 3. Puspadanta's Rāmāyana : A Critical Study
168 (i) General Remarks
198 (ii) Puspadanta's Contribution to the development of Rama Story
169 (iii) An Estimate of Puşpadanta as a Poet Chapter IX The Rāmāyana Version of Dhaneśvara Sūri (as found in his
Satruñjaya Māhātmya) 1. Personal History and Date of Dhaneśvara
171 2. Nature and Contents of the Work
172 3. An outline of the Rāma-story as told by Dhaneśvara
172 4. Critical Remarks
178 (i) His style and Poetic Ability (ii) Additions
179 (iii) Modifications
17 (iv) Omissions
179 Chapter X The Rāmāyana (Version) of Bhadreśvara (as found in his Kahāvali) Introductory Remarks
180 Bhadreśvara and Vimala Bhadreśvara's narrative-its differences with Paūmacariya Bhadreśvara's Contribution to the development of the Story of Rāma
183 Literary Estimate
185 Chapter XI The Ramayana Version of Ācārya Hemacandra (as found in his
Tri-șaști Salākā-Puruşa-carita) 1. His Life and Date
187 2. His Works
187 3. Summary (Canto-wise) of the 7th Parvan treating of the Rāma Story
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