Essay name: Vasudevahindi (cultural history)
Author:
A. P. Jamkhedkar
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute Pune
This essay is an English study of the Vasudevahindi reflecting cultural history and traditions of the life of people in ancient and medieval India during the 6th century. The Vasudevahimdi is a romantic and religious tale that revolves around the wanderings of Vasudeva (a former Jain monk) and religious teachings in the guise of love stories, a common theme of poetry in Jainism.
Appendix 1 - Description of Vidyadharas and magical lores
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Mahivajjamuhi : One could dig a tunnel in the earth with
the power of this love.
Manavapumdaga: Vasudeva's friends Namda and others were
initiated in this love by queen Hirannavati and Sage
Bharaddaya
2 �
Manavi One of the sixteen important groups of loves. The
weilders of this group of loves were called Manava Vidya-
»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ³.
Mayamgi : One of the sixteen groups of loves. The wielders
were called Mayamga Vidyadharas
Mulaviriya : Wielders of this group of loves were called
Mulaviriya Vidyadharas.
Moyani : This love was complimentary to Thambhini love.
Persons stupified with Thambini were brought to senses with
this love 6.
Rukkhamuliga : One of the sixteen important groups of loves
after which the sixteen nikayas
were formed?
of Vidyadharas
1. Vh(M), II.21a.
3. Vh(P), 164.
5. Ibid.,
7. Ibid., 164.
2. Ibid., II.106b.
4. Ibid.
5.Vh(P), 7.
