01981oam 2200589I 450 991015318940332120230810001428.01-317-05574-81-315-60886-31-317-05575-610.4324/9781315608860 (CKB)3710000000960769(MiAaPQ)EBC4748630(OCoLC)967746190(EXLCZ)99371000000096076920180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierShared characters in Jain, Buddhist, and Hindu narrative gods, kings, and other heroes /Naomi AppletonNew York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (229 pages) illustrationsDialogues in South Asian Traditions: Religion, Philosophy, Literature and History1-4724-8445-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. Indra, king of the gods -- 3. Brahma or Brahmas -- 4. Visnu, Rama and Krsna -- 5. Mothers of heroic sons -- 6. The renouncing royals of Videha -- 7. Conclusion.Dialogues in south Asian traditions.Gods, IndicHeroesReligious aspectsHeroesIndiaJainismIndiaBuddhismIndiaBrahmanismIndiaIndiaReligionTo 1200IndiaKings and rulersReligious aspectsGods, Indic.HeroesReligious aspects.HeroesJainismBuddhismBrahmanism294Appleton Naomi1982-,972349MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910153189403321Shared characters in Jain, Buddhist, and Hindu narrative2210894UNINA