Article: Story of Śālibhadra

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Śālibhadra story

The eJainism website provides a version of the tale of Śālibhadra for children.

http://ejainism.com/shalibhadra.html

Śālibhadra play during Mahāvīr Jayantī

The Institute of Jainology reports on the celebrations of the 2009 Mahāvīr Jayantī festival in London. One of the highlights of the two-day celebration was the performance of Tyagveer Shalibhadra. Young people from the Shree Chandana Vidhyapeeth school performed this original play in Gujarati, which featured music and dancing, short dialogues and narrations.

http://www.jainology.org/235/jains-in-the-uk-join-hands-to-celebrate-mahavir-jayanti-2009/

Play of Śālibhadra

Children perform the story of Śālibhadra in this YouTube video from 2011. The play was organised by the Jain Vishwa Bharati of North America, which is based in New Jersey, USA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAVFPWv5Tmw

Scene featuring Śālibhadra and his wives

This amateur video on YouTube shows a scene from the Hindi-language play of Śālibhadra, which was performed in August 2010 to commemorate the opening of the Jain Vishwa Bharati centre in Houston, Texas, USA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfdEpXpI4FE

Children perform the Śālibhadra story

This YouTube video presents the tale of Śālibhadra performed by children from the Jain Center of Northern California. This play was part of the celebrations for the 2012 festival of Mahāvīr Jayantī, which took place on the 4th April.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOTtl6VU0nw

Performance of Śālibhadra

This YouTube video films children from the Jain Center of Greater Phoenix, in Texas, USA performing an English version of part of the story of Śālibhadra. Children often perform a shortened version of the tale, which emphasises the duty of giving alms to monks and nuns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFTjXXGiarQ

'Jain Literature and Theatre'

A short essay entitled Jain Literature and Theatre by Atul K. Shah is available to read on or download as a PDF from the Faith and the Arts website. The author provides a background to the practice of the Jain faith and its expression in the performing of music, dance and drama, with a focus on Jains in the UK.

You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to open PDF files.

http://faithandthearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Jain-performing-arts.pdf

Animation of Śālibhadra

The first part of the story of Śālibhadra is presented as an animation on YouTube, uploaded in 2012. In this part of the tale, the young boy Sangama offers alms to a Jain monk, which is one of the key episodes in the story. The story of Śālibhadra is a Jain favourite that underlines the importance of lay Jains giving alms to mendicants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOkGsKM4EAE

Possible illustration of Śālibhadra

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York presents an illustrated folio from a manuscript of the story of Śālibhadra. However, this attribution is uncertain.

http://metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/60004942

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Treasures of Jain Bhaṇḍāras

Volume 69 in the L. D. Series focuses on illustrated palm-leaf and paper Jain manuscripts and features numerous reproductions in black and white or colour. The book includes an introduction to Jain manuscript art and a catalogue of important manuscripts preserved in libraries in Gujarat, India.

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New Documents of Jaina Painting

Black-and-white and colour examples of Jain manuscript illustrations. The introduction offers an overview of the style of manuscript artwork, dubbed the Sirohi School, which developed in western India. The detailed catalogue provides information about the reproductions, many of which have been published for the first time.

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