Jaina Bibliography Part 1

SR No.: 016035
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A N Upadhye
Publisher: Veer Seva Mandir Trust
Publication Year: 1982
Total Pages: 1070
Language: English
Classification: Dictionary & Dictionary
File Size: 17 MB

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JANIA BIBLIOGRAPHY
P. 71. Jainism-Jain shrines at Patna, Rājgir and Pāväpuri-Sthülabhadra, the patriarch of the early Jain church in the first part of the third century B. C.-A shrine dedicated to Sudarsana. A temple kown as Thalmandar, in Pāvāpuri, marks the spot where Mahāvira died. Another temple called Jalmandar stands in the midst of a great tank on the spot where he was buried.
Pp. 223-24. Pāväpuri and its account.
Pp. 230-31. Rājgir and its account.
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C. HAYAVADANA RAO, Mysore Gazetteer. Vol. I.-Descriptive. (New Edition), Bangalore, 1927.
P. 178.
Right-hand and left-hand castes : castes termed Panas or professions, are 18 in number; Right hand and Left hand; Jaina traders or Komati traders come under the Right hand division.
P. 225.
Heggade was the Jain designation of the Headman of a village.
Pp. 229-30. Jain (20,700). The term Jain signifies more a religion than a
caste. In it are found persons belonging to different castes. Thus there are Jain Brahmans, traders Chaturlakshatri, Panchama Kshatri weavers, calenderers and dyers who call themselves Gadiyas. Some of the Sadas (q. v.) in the State are Vokkaligas by profession, but in religion are Jains. Most of the immigrant Marwari traders are Svetämbaras. The Digambaras are indigenous to the State. The usual caste title of Mysore Jains is Ayya,
Pp 230-31. Kuruba : A caste of shepherds and blanket weavers; also agricul
ture. Connected with the Pallava Kings of the South. The earliest kings of many dynasties of the South rose from this caste. The Halu Kurubas, abstain from liquor. A Gauda (or headman) being at the head of each territorial section. Saivism is professed by many. The usual titles are Gauda and Heggade.
Pp. 246-47. Sadas : These are cultivators found chiefly in the Shimoga and
Chitaldrug districts. They appear to have been originally Jains, though many at present profess the Lingāyat and Brahmanic religions. The Jains worship the Tirthankaras and Hindu Gods