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Zustand: New. pp. xxxvi + 539 Illus.

Contents Foreword 1 Somadeva and his age 2 Synopsis of Yasastilaka 3 The story of Yasodhara and its sources 4 Yasastilaka as a prose Romance 5 Yasastilaka as a socio political record 6 Yasastilaka as a religious Romance 7 Yasastilaka as an anthology of Sanskrit verse 8 Philosophical doctrines 9 Schools of thought 10 Jaina dogmatics and moral and spiritual discipline 11 The Anupreksas and Jaina religious poetry 12 A controversial dialogue 13 Jainism and other faiths 14 Jaina criticism of Vedic sacrifices 15 Non Jaina cults customs and beliefs 16 Jaina religious and moral stories 17 Myths and legends  18 Quotations and references Appendices Index General index Yasastilaka by Somadeva composed in CE 959 is a Jaina religious romance written in Sanskrit prose and verse It is notable as an encyclopaedic record of literary socio political religious and philosophical data that throws light on the cultural history of the Deccan in early medieval India This volume presents a critical study of the work providing a comprehensive picture of the life and thought of the time of Somadeva It begins with a discussion on Somadeva and his age and gives a synopsis of Yasastilaka It examines the Yasastilaka as a prose and a religious romance a socio political record and as an anthology of Sanskrit verse The book discusses various philosophical doctrines in Indian thought With many detailed references and footnotes it reveals the Yasastilaka as a work that expounds the cardinal teachings of Jainism It throws light on Jaina dogmatics religious poetry moral and religious stories and myths and legends in the process of examining the work The volume also has supplementary notes incorporating the results of studies on Somadevas relations with the Vemulavada Calukyas and the locality in which he wrote his masterpiece jacket 540 pp.

3. ed. LX, 647 p. Rare copy. Cover slightly rubbed, small blank paper glued inside frontcover, otherwise fine copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 0 Large-8°, original cloth binding.

BINDING - Hardcover. Zustand: CONDITION - used/fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Jacket - Fair. with some wear. 2nd Edition. 544 Pages. Few Pages Stained On Top Blank Margins, Few Pinholes. Modern End Papers. Spine Repaired.

Hardcover. 147, 331, 318 p. Good condition. The reading pages are clean and unmarked. Slight signs of storage and use. Spine edge slightly bumped. Otherwise a good copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No. First Edition. Sholapur, India: Jaina Samskrti Samrakshaka Sanga, 1949. In English and Sanskrit. First edition, limited to 750 copies. Illustrated with black and white plates. Gray hardcover with blue cloth spine, 539 pages plus errata page. Covers rubbed at the edges with dampstain affecting the outer edge of the front cover, dampstain visible within at outer and/or upper margins of most pages (text not affected), good hinges, sound text block, a few asterisks in pencil in margins, name on front free endpaper, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gr.-8° , publisher's cloth. LX, 674 pp. Book from a defunct institutional library. Slight to moderate traces of use and age, a solid working copy. sa Gewicht in Gramm: 1200.