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Contents
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations
Xiji
Transliteration Chart
xvii
List of Illustrations
xix
1.
Introduction to Jainism
2.
Jaina tīrthamkaras and antiquity of Jainism
3.
Pārsvanātha and Vardhamāna Mahāvīra Post-Mahāvīra period and the contribution of Jainism to Indian culture
5.
123
Jainism in Mathurā (second century BC to eleventh century AD)
6.
169
Jaina Art and Architecture at Mathurā (second century BC to eleventh century AD) Jainism in Mathurā (eleventh century AD to the present times)
7.
235
Plates
245
261
Bibliography Index
269
