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... yakshas . Both Buddhist and Jaina canonical works mention the existence of temples of yakshas both of the male and female species . In fact according to the ancient Jaina works there were temples dedicated to various yakshas in every ...
... yakshas . Both Buddhist and Jaina canonical works mention the existence of temples of yakshas both of the male and female species . In fact according to the ancient Jaina works there were temples dedicated to various yakshas in every ...
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... yakshas and yakshinis , See , appendix III . 4 M. Stevenson , in Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethies , Vol . XII , pp . 124-25 . 5 Vajrsharinkhala and Vajrankushi are the names of two Vajrayana ( a tantrik form of Mahayana Buddhism ) ...
... yakshas and yakshinis , See , appendix III . 4 M. Stevenson , in Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethies , Vol . XII , pp . 124-25 . 5 Vajrsharinkhala and Vajrankushi are the names of two Vajrayana ( a tantrik form of Mahayana Buddhism ) ...
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... yakshas and yakshinis . The emblems of the tirthankaras and the names of their attendants in the Digambara system are different , in a few cases , from those in the Shvetambara system . A tree , sometimes , shown with the image also ...
... yakshas and yakshinis . The emblems of the tirthankaras and the names of their attendants in the Digambara system are different , in a few cases , from those in the Shvetambara system . A tree , sometimes , shown with the image also ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
LIFE OF PARSHVA | 32 |
LIFE OF VARDHAMANA MAHAVIRA | 47 |
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9th century acharya Ajatashatru Ajivikas angas ascetics Ashoka Bahubali became belonged Bengal Bhadrabahu bhattarakas Bihar Brahmana Buddha Buddhist called canonical century A.D. Chandra Chandragupta commentary death of Mahavira Devananda Digambaras disciples existed fact followers of Parshva gachchhas gana Ganga Gautama Gujarat Hemachandra Hindu Hira Vijaya images important Jaina Jaina Church Jaina community Jaina monks Jaina religion Jaina temple Jainism Jamali Jambu Janaka jinakalpa Kalpasutra Kankali-tila Karnataka Kharavela king known kulas Kundakunda Kusana later legend literature lived Magadha Mahagiri Mahavira Mahavira's nirvana Makkhali Goshala Mathura mentioned Nigantha Nataputta Nirgrantha nirvana northern India nude Parshva patriarchs pattavalis perhaps period pontiffs Prakrit Purana purvas rainy season Rama religious rulers Sacred Books Samprati sangha schism Schubring sect shakhas Shayyambhava Shivabhuti Shvetam Shvetambaras Sinhagiri Sinhanandi South India Sravana Belgola started Sthaviravali Sthulabhadra successor Sudharman Suhastin Suri Sutra teacher tirthankaras Ujjayini Umasvami Vajra Valabhi Vardhamana Vedic Winternitz yakshas Yapaniyas