1. Introduction, Peter FlügelPart I Tirthankaras in Jaina Universal History2. Phases 1-4 Type Biographic Verses in the avasyaka-Niryukti as the Main Sources for Later Biographies of Tirthankaras, etc. in Jainism, Bansidhar Bhatt 3. Rsabha and Bharata in Hindu Puranas, Renate Söhnen-Thieme 4. What Can the Lifespans of Rsabha, Bharata, sreyamsa, and Ara tell us about the History of the Concept of Mount Meru?, Ruth Satinsky 5. Biographies of Rsabha and the Rise of satruñjaya, Eva De Clerq 6. Narrative Paradigms for Jaina Mortuary Rituals? The Mythologies of the Worship of the Relics of the Jinas by the Gods, Peter FlügelPart II Jaina Narrative Literature 7.
Why Narrating the Same Biography Twice? Tivitthu, Ayala and asaggiva in Sanghadasa''s Vasudevahindi, Anna Esposito 8. Remodelling Jain Novels in Medieval Times: Means and Motivations, Christine Chojnacki 9. Evolving Patterns in Jain Narrative Literature: Stylistic and Structural Influence of Medieval Theatre on Storytelling, Basile Leclère 10. The Curious Geography of Tamil Jain Narrative Literature, Anne E. Monius 11. acarya Mahaprajña''s Sanskrit Work Asruvina and its Canonical Sources, Samani PratibhaprajñaPart III Jaina Biography and Hagiography 12. A Kharatara Gaccha Monk in the Tapa Gaccha Imaginaire: Tapa Gaccha Re-tellings of the Life of Jinaprabhasuri, Steven M. Vose 13.
Ramacandrasuri (1897-1992): A Life Between Consistent Asceticism and Political Controversies, Andrea Luithle-Hardenberg 14. Biography of the Jaina Monk Jambuvijaya,Sin Fujinaga 15. Lifes'' Ends: Jaina Modes of Dying in aradhana Texts, Luitgard SoniPart IV Jaina and Non-Jaina Narratives 16. Jinas-to-be and Bodhisattvas: Paths to Perfection in Jain and Buddhist Rebirth Narratives, Naomi Appleton 17. Are Pandava Brothers Jaina or Non-Jaina? An Unprecedented Explanation by acarya Hemacandra, Padmanabh S. Jaini 18. Narada, Non-Violence and Visnu''s False Avatara in the Hindu and Jaina Traditions, Jonathan Geen 19. Rejecting and Appropriating Epic Lore, Eva de Clerq & Tine Vekemans tthu, Ayala and asaggiva in Sanghadasa''s Vasudevahindi, Anna Esposito 8.
Remodelling Jain Novels in Medieval Times: Means and Motivations, Christine Chojnacki 9. Evolving Patterns in Jain Narrative Literature: Stylistic and Structural Influence of Medieval Theatre on Storytelling, Basile Leclère 10. The Curious Geography of Tamil Jain Narrative Literature, Anne E. Monius 11. acarya Mahaprajña''s Sanskrit Work Asruvina and its Canonical Sources, Samani PratibhaprajñaPart III Jaina Biography and Hagiography 12. A Kharatara Gaccha Monk in the Tapa Gaccha Imaginaire: Tapa Gaccha Re-tellings of the Life of Jinaprabhasuri, Steven M. Vose 13. Ramacandrasuri (1897-1992): A Life Between Consistent Asceticism and Political Controversies, Andrea Luithle-Hardenberg 14.
Biography of the Jaina Monk Jambuvijaya,Sin Fujinaga 15. Lifes'' Ends: Jaina Modes of Dying in aradhana Texts, Luitgard SoniPart IV Jaina and Non-Jaina Narratives 16. Jinas-to-be and Bodhisattvas: Paths to Perfection in Jain and Buddhist Rebirth Narratives, Naomi Appleton 17. Are Pandava Brothers Jaina or Non-Jaina? An Unprecedented Explanation by acarya Hemacandra, Padmanabh S. Jaini 18. Narada, Non-Violence and Visnu''s False Avatara in the Hindu and Jaina Traditions, Jonathan Geen 19. Rejecting and Appropriating Epic Lore, Eva de Clerq & Tine Vekemansistent Asceticism and Political Controversies, Andrea Luithle-Hardenberg 14. Biography of the Jaina Monk Jambuvijaya,Sin Fujinaga 15.
Lifes'' Ends: Jaina Modes of Dying in aradhana Texts, Luitgard SoniPart IV Jaina and Non-Jaina Narratives 16. Jinas-to-be and Bodhisattvas: Paths to Perfection in Jain and Buddhist Rebirth Narratives, Naomi Appleton 17. Are Pandava Brothers Jaina or Non-Jaina? An Unprecedented Explanation by acarya Hemacandra, Padmanabh S. Jaini 18. Narada, Non-Violence and Visnu''s False Avatara in the Hindu and Jaina Traditions, Jonathan Geen 19. Rejecting and Appropriating Epic Lore, Eva de Clerq & Tine Vekemans.