Some Aspects of Jainism in Eastern India |
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A.L. Basham ācārya according ahimsa Ājīvika Ajivikas Ancient Anga ascetic asceticism Aśoka attained austerities Bhadravāhu Bhagavati-sūtra bhāvanā Bihar Bombay Brāhmaṇas Brāhmaṇical Buddha Buddhist Calcutta cave clothes connection devaloka Digambaras disciples district doctrine eastern India faith figures followers four gaṇadharas Gośāla heretical History Ibid inscription Jacobi Jaina canonical Jaina community Jaina images Jaina monks Jaina Parivrājakas Jaina temples Jaina texts Jaina tīrthankara Jainism Jash Jātaka Jina Kalinga Kalpa-sūtra karman kayotsarga king known Kośala Kṛṣṇa large number later living lotus Magadha Mahā Mahāvīra Makkhali Maurya mendicant mentioned Muni naked Nanda Neminatha Nigantha Nirgranthas Niyati non-Brāhmaṇical noted nuns organisation Orissa Pārśva Pārśvanātha Patna Museum penance period philosophy pose practice Pravacanasāra preached rainy season Rajagṛha refers region religion religious Rṣabhanatha Samgha schools sect Shah siddha spiritual Stevenson sūtra Svetambara Śvetāmbaras teachers tirthankaras tradition twenty-four tirthankaras Vaiśāli Vedic village vows wandering West Bengal worship Yakṣas