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An edition of The Forest of Thieves and the Magic Garden (2006)

The forest of thieves and the magic garden

an anthology of medieval Jain stories

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The stories collected in this volume reflect the rich tradition of medieval Jain storytelling between the seventh and fifteenth centuries, from simple folk tales and lives of famous monks to sophisticated narratives of rebirth. They describe they ways in which a path to peace and bliss can be found, either by renouncing the world or by following Jain ethics of non-violence, honesty, moderation and fidelity. Here are stories depicting the painful consequences when a loved one chooses life as a monk, the triumph of Jain women who win over their husbands to their religion, or the rewards of a simple act of piety. The volume ends with an account of vice and virtue, which depict the thieving and destructive passions lurking in the forest of life, ready to rob the unsuspecting traveller of reason and virtue.

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Penguin
Language
English
Pages
373

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Subjects
Fiction, Literature, Jaina Legends, Sanskrit literature, Jain authors, Translations into English, Fiction, short stories (single author), Fiction, religious, Jaina legends

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The Forest of Thieves and the Magic Garden
2010, Penguin Group UK
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August 28, 2007, Penguin Classics, Penguin
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Edition Notes

"First published by Penguin Books India 1998"--T.p. verso.

Translated from the Sanskrit.

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London, New York
Series
Penguin classics
Genre
Translations into English.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
891.208
Library of Congress
PK5008 .F67 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 373 p. ;
Number of pages
373

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL19567003M
ISBN 10
014045523X
ISBN 13
9780140455236
OCLC/WorldCat
70173162
Library Thing
4306139
Goodreads
765419

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July 30, 2019 Edited by MARC Bot associate edition with work OL7988913W
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October 22, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Oregon Libraries MARC record