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________________ xxii CONTENTS CHAPTER XIII PAGE JAINA WORSHIP AND RELIGIOUS CUSTOMS . . 250 Temple worship (Digambara and Śvetämbara)--Private wor holy days-Pajjusaņa-Saivatsarī---DivāliFull-moon fasts-Dusting day--the Eleventh-Saint-wheel worship--Days of Abstinence-Consecration of an idolŚrāvaņa Belgolā festival--0ļi—Hindu festivals—ŚrāddhaSuperstitions: Evil eye-Demons and ghosts - Plague and Small-pox-Childless women. CHAPTER XIV JAINA MYTHOLOGY . . . . . . . . 268 Gods in Hell and Pātāla--Gods in Heaven-Divisions of time: Avasarpiņi and Utsarpiņi—The twenty-four Tīrthankara to come. CHAPTER XV JAINA ARCHITECTURE AND LITERATURE . . . 279 Wooden buildings-Stūpa-Cavc-temples--The golden age of architecture-The shadow of Islām--Modern architectureArchitecture of the South --Jaina writers—HemaċandraModern literature. CHAPTER XVI THE EMPTY HEART OF JAINISM . . . . . 289 Attraction of Christ for the Jaina-Dissatisfaction with inadequate ideals—The problem of pain-Mahāvīra and Christ -The lack of Jainism --No Supreme Cod-No forgivenessNo prayer-No brotherhood of man-Difference in ideas of Heaven--Karma and Transmigration---Ahinisī and serviceEthics Personality and Life-The empty Throne. APPENDIX 1. Analysis of the Nine Categories . II. The Twenty-four Tírthankara of the Present Age . . 299 . 312 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . 314
SR No.011031
Book TitleReligious Quest of India
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJ N Farquhar, Griswold
PublisherJ N Farquhar Griswold
Publication Year
Total Pages365
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size25 MB
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