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SOCIOLOGY, RELIGION, ETHNOLOGY & ICONOGRAPHY
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P. 2. The Lichchhavis were one of the earliest and devoted fol. lowers of Jainism and Buddhism.
P. 3. By the time of Chandragupta Maurya the first council of the Jains was held at Pāšaliputra.
Sūtrakritānga is one of the earliest works of the Jain sacred literature.
P. 26. Mahāvīra was very kin and most probably a fellow townsman of the Lichchhavis.
P. 35. Vaiśāli claims the founder of Jainism as its own citizen.
P. 77. Buddhism and Jainism had a strong hold on the Lichchhavis of Vaišali.
P. 124. Kșatriyāni Trišalā was the mother of Mahavira, the founder of Jainism.
Pp. 175-176. Followers of Jainism among the Mallas as among the other races of Northern India.
440 STEIN, OTTO. Megasthenes und Kautilya (Megasthenes and Kauțilya]. (Sitzungsber. d. Phil. hist. Kl., Akad d. Wiss. in Wien, 191 Bd. 5 Abu.). Wien, 1922.
Pp. 290-297. Buddhist and Jain Religions.
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DAS-GUPTA, S. N. A History of Indian Philosophy. Vol. I. Cambridge, 1922.
Pp. 169-207. The Jain Philosophy. The origin of Jainism-Two sects of Jainism,The canonical and other literature of the JainsSome general characteristics of the Jains-Life of Mahåvīra-The fundamental ideas of Jain ontology-The doctrine of relative pluralism (Anekantavảda)-The doctrine of Nayas-The doctrine of SyadvádaKnowledge, its value for us,Theory of perception-Non-perception knowledge-Knowledge as revelation-The Jivas-Karma theory-Karma, Asrava and Nirjara-Pudgala-Dharma, Adharma, Akāśa-Kála and
| SR No. | 011050 |
| Book Title | Jain Bibliography |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Chhotelal Jain |
| Publisher | Bharti Jain Parisad |
| Publication Year | 1945 |
| Total Pages | 397 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 13 MB |