Mahāvīra: His Life and TeachingsA Combined Edition Of 2 Books On Jainism-Mahavira; His Life And Teachings By B.C. Law First Published In 1936 And-Schools And Sects; In Jaina Literature By A.C. Sen First Published In 1931. Useful For Jain Studies Since It Makes Available The 2 Books That Have Been Out Of Print. |
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Acārānga accept food according acts Āgam Ājīviyas Ajñānavāda Angas ascetic asrava ātman attainment austerities Barua believed Bhag Bimbisāra body bondage Brahmanical Buddha Buddhist texts called Campā Canon cause death deeds Digha disciple of Mahāvīra doctrine drink dukkha eternal faith foll followers four gods Gosāla gotra Harṣakula heretical Ibid Jacobi Jain Jaina Jaina-Sūtras Jainism Jina jiva kāla Kalpa-Sūtra karma Kesi killing king knowledge Kriyāvāda Kṣatriya lay disciples liberation Licchavis literature lived by eating lotus-pool Magadha MAHĀ Mahāvīra Majjhima meditated mentioned mokṣa monk Nālandā Nataputta Nigantha Nirgranthas Nirvāṇa Northern India obtained omniscient pain Pāli Pārsva Pāvā Payesi penance perfection person philosophy pleasure practised rainy season Rājagṛha recluses refers religious right conduct Saddālaputta Samaññaphala Sutta Samkhya samvara schools sects Sīlāņka sins soul exists Śramanas Srenika Bimbisāra Sūt Sūtra Sūtrakṛtānga Sutta svataḥ syādvāda teachers things Tirthankara truth Upāli Uttaradhyayana Uttaradhyayana-Sūtra Uvāsaga-dasão Vaisāli Vesāli Videha Vinayavāda vows