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The Doctrines of the Jainas
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interest."1 It was, however, at the hands of Shalivahanathe great artist who flourished in the reign of that great connoisseur, the Mogul Emperor Jehangir—that the Jaina paintings attained their consummation. In the private collection of Shri Narendra Singh Singhi of Calcutta, there is a manuscript of Shalibhadracharita illuminated by this artist with more than 20 paintings, some of which are of superb execution.
Jainism has thus significantly enriched Indian culture in the fields of ethics, philosophy, literature, science and aesthetics.
1. Catalogue of the Indian Collections in the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston, Part II', p. 34.
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