Kill before being killed

[Katherine Eirene Ulrich]

As far as I know, the only European-language version is an English summary
(not translation) by A. Chakravarti (1936). -- Katherine Ulrich

>I cannot provide any information about the origin of the 'wise saying'
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>taR kolliyai muR kolliya, 'kill before the killing of oneself',
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>but, not reading Tamil, would be grateful to learn if the Tamil Jain text
>NIlakEci is available in an English, French or German translation.
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>Thanks in advance,
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>Joel.
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>
>Dr. Joel Tatelman,
>Visiting Lecturer in Sanskrit,
>Department of South Asian Studies,
>University of Wisconsin-Madison,
>1250 Van Hise Hall,
>1220 Linden Drive,
>Madison, WI 53706
>
>Tel.: (608) 276-0447 or 262-2749.
>Fax:  (608) 265-3538