The Life of Padma, Volume 2 Macintosh Key Concepts and Terms 106

Key Concepts and Terms 106

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The Life of Padma, Volume 2 Macintosh Key Concepts and Terms 106The first English translation of the oldest extant work in Apabhramsha, a literary language from medieval India, recounting the story of the Ramayana. The Life of Padma, or the Pamacariu, is a richly expressive Jain retelling in the Apabhramsha language of the famous Ramayana tale. It was written by the poet and scholar Svayambhudeva, who lived in south India around the beginning of the tenth century. Like the epic tradition on which it is based, The