The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c6.89
The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c6.89
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³ Without himself having shut his eyes to the abusive reigning of major and minor princes (Thāṇ. 125b).—The author of the Angacūliyā considers Mahāvīra's teaching aristocratic to a degree that he refers to the transition of the dhamma to the Vaiśyas (cattāri vaṇṇāṇa majjhe vaissa-hatthe dhammo bhavissai) as a bad omen.
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- Ṭhāṇaṃga — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit