Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Envoi which is the eighteenth part of chapter XIII of the English translation of the Mahavira-caritra, contained within the 鈥淭rishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra鈥�: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Mahavira in jainism is the twenty-fourth Tirthankara (Jina) and one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 18: Envoi
Who is able to tell the whole life of the Lord Jina, 艢r墨mat V墨ra, unequaled among the creatures of the three worlds, from the beginning of his former births up to his emancipation? Nevertheless, after taking a little from the deep ocean of the Scriptures, something of the kind has been celebrated by me with the desire for benefit to myself and others.