Pampa's Adi Purana recounts the final life and achievements of Sri Vrishabhanatha (Rishabhanatha), the first Tirthankara of Jainism. After a 1,000-year meditation (vihara), Vrishabhanatha attained…
July to September - 1929Vol. 25 · No. 7, 8, 9pp. 145–154
**Summary of Pampa's Adi Purana (Extracted Text):**
Pampa's *Adi Purana* recounts the birth and early life of the Jina (spiritual savior) in the lineage of Nabhi and Marudevi. The city of Ayodhya,…
April to June - 1929Vol. 25 · No. 4, 5, 6pp. 82–89
**Summary of PAMPA'S ADI PURANA**
The text recounts the past lives of four beings—tiger, pig, monkey, and mongoose—who were once humans in a previous birth. The tiger, Ugrasena, son of…
Pampa's Adi Purana, summarized from the provided text, recounts the lineage of the poet Pampa, a renowned Jain scholar and warrior. Pampa's ancestors were Brahmins of the Vatsa gotra from a village…
The Vardhamana Purana, a Kannada poem by Achanna (a Jaina Brahmin of Bharadvaja Gotra), narrates the previous births of Lord Mahavira's soul, tracing its journey across multiple lifetimes. The text…