Kalakacaryakatha

Kalakacaryakatha, a noncanonical work of the Shvetambara (“White-robed”) sect of Jainism, a religion of India. The Kalaka (or Kalakacarya) cycle of legends first appeared in the 12th century ce or earlier, and versions have been recorded in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha, Gujarati, and other south Asian languages. Four separate episodes of the career of the teacher Kalaka are generally treated in the numerous versions of the legend: his overthrow, with the help of the Shakas, of...