Two Prakrit Versions of Manipati Charitra

Author(s): R Williams
Publisher: Royal Asiatic Society

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TWO PRAKRIT VERSIONS OF THE MANIPATI-CARITA
and by eliminating the description of the Jina-kalpa in (2) and the exchange of praśnóttaras in (10). The MPCT on the hand has been expanded by doctrinal disquisitions including a sermon put in the mouth of Damaghosa.
To facilitate discussion of the stories in detail whilst preserving the original plan of the work the following classification has been used :
MPC MPCH 80-101 88-99 109-120 8-24 143-219 37-70 183-19655-62 261-296 76–82 297–81983–357 299-817
84-355 333-402 87-114 424-444 478-484 143-147
N NH
The frame-story (a) The cat-arbiter (b) Mūladeva and the piśācas (c) Tilabhatta (d) Accankāriyabhattā (e) The ascetic and the crane I. Secanaka 2. Susthita and the other holy men 2.(a) King Śreņika and the necklace 2.(b) The leper Sețuka 2.(c) Kālaśaukarika and Sulasa 2.(d) The palāśa tree 2.(e) King Brahmadatta and the tongues
of beasts Narrative of the muni Siva Narrative of the muni Suvrata Narrative of the muni Dhanada Narrative of the muni Yaunaka
The lion and the physician 4. Metārya
Sukumālikā The noble steer The tame koil bird The ministers The brahmin
Nāgadatta II. The carpenter 12. Cārabhati 13. The rustic 14. The lioness 15. The distressed lion 16. Kāştha-muni
ivonios
486-552 149–182 624-637 203-220 642-690 221-259 693-725 260-289 729-812 290-351 820-829 358–366 830-939367-441 940-972 442-455 973-995 456-475 996-998 476-481 999-1009 482-493 I010-1013 494-498 1014-1141 499-520 1142-1156 521-529 1157–1165 530-538 1166–1173 539-546 1174-1186 547-559 1187–1191 560-565 1192-1282 566-622