Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and CultureThis Collection Of Research Papers Presents A Complete Picture Of The Jain Community`S Way Of Life, Its People And Its Culture. The First Part Deals With Jain Society, The Second With Jain Religion And The Concluding Part Relates To Jain Culture. Scholars And Lay Readers Interested In Various Aspects Of Jainology Will Find It Useful. |
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Contents
Jains as a Significant Minority | 3 |
A Neglected Branch of Study | 8 |
Jain Society and National Culture | 17 |
Jain Sangha and Society | 25 |
Growth of Jain Population | 30 |
Distribution of Jain Population | 36 |
SexComposition of Jain Population | 56 |
Reform Movements Among Jains in Modern India | 60 |
A Historic Document | 120 |
The Jain Tradition of Tirthankaras | 127 |
The Bhattaraka Tradition | 133 |
Practicability of Ahimsa | 144 |
Basic Positivity of Ahimsa | 152 |
Social Significance of Ahimsa | 162 |
Status of Jainism in India | 171 |
JAIN CULTURE 183243 | 183 |
History of Social Reforms among Jains | 67 |
Social Dimensions of Recent Developments in Jainism | 80 |
Position of a Widow in fche Jain Community | 85 |
The Formation of Castes and SubCastes | 92 |
JAIN RELIGION 97181 | 97 |
The Oldest Religion | 99 |
Remarkable | 110 |
Jain Contributions to Indian Culture | 185 |
Cultural Contributions of Jain Acharyas | 197 |
The Mahamastakabhisheka Ceremony | 225 |
Prakrit Studies Today | 228 |
Twelve Contemplations | 235 |
Hymn of Gommatesha | 240 |
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Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and ... Vilas Adinath Sangave No preview available - 2001 |
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Acharya activities Ahimsa Ahmedabad ancient Anupreksha ascetic order Bahubali Belagola Belgaum Bhattarakas Bombay Buddhist Census cent century B.C. ceremony Chamunda-Raya colossal image contributions Dana Dasa Delhi Digambara Digambara Jains distinct district ethical fact females followers gifts Gommata Gommateshvara Gujarat Hindus householders important inscriptions Jain Acharyas Jain ascetics Jain castes Jain community Jain Culture Jain population Jain religion Jain saints Jain scriptures Jain Society Jain Tirthankara Jain tradition Jainism Jainology Jina Kannada Karnataka Kolhapur language large number literature Madhya Pradesh Mahamastakabhisheka Maharashtra Mahavira marriage movement Mudabidri Muslim Nemi-natha Nemichandra observance of Ahimsa organised Parliament Parshvanatha persons places population of India practice Prakrit principle of Ahimsa Rajasthan regard region religious Rishabha Rishabhadeva sacred Sallekhana Sanskrit scholars seats of Bhattarakas Shramana Shravana Shravana-Belagola Shri Shvetambara significant social south India Sthanakavasi studies in Jain sub-sects temples Tirthankara total population University various Vindhyagiri hill vow of Ahimsa worship