By Jinaratna, Richard Fynes
The Epitome of Queen Lilávati tells the tales of the lives of a gaggle of souls as they go through a sequence of embodiments on their approach to ultimate liberation from the continuous cycle of loss of life and rebirth. informed as a way to advertise the non-violent ethic of Jainism, it abounds in memorable incidents and characters, equivalent to Dhana, the wealthy service provider who tried to justify dishonest in alternate, Padmaratha, who whereas invisible tried to seduce the women of the royal family, and Vasundhara, the synthetic holy guy who used to be stuck in a compromising place with a feminine dog.
Written in 1297 CE via the Jain poet-monk Jina·ratna, The Epitome of Queen Lilávati is undeservedly virtually unknown outdoor India. within the tales, embodied souls endure all too human adventures in a succession of lives, as they improve to ultimate liberate. The booklet abounds in memorable incidents and characters, regarding Queen Lilávati and her husband, King Simha, by means of the teacher-monk Sámara·sena.
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IAsa˙ngamah. oAjau ratiAsmaraAsur’Aa¯layau. ´sau kila 48 1. king simha and the venerable sa´ mara·sena he was established by his youth as a new god of Love, what amorous maiden was not eager to sing his praises, having deposited him in the abode of her heart? He, for each person the coagulated essence of either eroticism or heroism, the creeper of his body was regarded by the people as an excellent abode of pleasure. Lively young ladies, oceans of 115 aroused passion, struck him, the shore of good fortune, with the waves of their glances.
Wagering embraces and so on, he, knowing what to do, with the guise of gambling, taught his wife the science of close embraces and suchlike. Desiring to learn, I suppose, the ability to assume different forms, they decorated each other’s figures with leaf-stencilled and dappled patterns. And another time: Lil´avati, sunk like a piece of bark-bait in the fishing-pot of the ladies’ apartment, said to her husband, “I have not seen the splendor of the city. ” The Prince, surrounded by the four divisions of his 170 army, mounted with his wife on a tractable elephant, himself pointing out to her the city, market by market, college by college, temple by temple, rendered his wife full of joy.
Sarv’Aoˆ ttamam . am . ya (¯¯¯¯¯) dinaraAratnaAvil¯asaAbh¯uh.. ´ ıAMagadh¯aAjanapadah. padam adbhutaAsampad¯am Sr¯ tatra saudharmaAkalpasya kalpan¯am api lumpati. ham . n¯ama puram . devaAkul’Aa¯kulam sasya l¯ ı l¯ a m ´sr¯ıAsaudharmaAvatam . ati l¯ılay¯a. am s¯ a mr¯ a jyam anvag¯at. jayo ´sr¯ıAJayadharm’Aa¯khyah. pr¯ajyam . JainaAdharmam sa yo ( ) yai dadhau j¯ a tu kar’AaˆmbuAje . tApadmata´s cutam . nityam . n’ aˆmucat param’Aa¯tmavat. ´ ılaA´sa¯l¯ınyaAkaul¯ınyaAbh¯agyaAsaubh¯agyaAsevaAdhih.