ABSTRACT
The Indian religion of Jainism, whose central tenet involves non-violence to all creatures, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. Dundas looks at Jainism in its social and doctrinal context, explaining its history, sects, scriptures and ritual, and describing how the Jains have, over 2500 years, defined themselves as a unique religious community. This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism.
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chapter |3 pages
åla, often enduring
flvetåmbara sources alone must be relied upon for an åv⁄ra’s biography, for the
chapter |4 pages
The transfer of the embryo åv⁄ra’s embryo from the
åv⁄ra, much stress is placed åv⁄ra’s life, occurs in the ninth chapter of the first book of the
chapter |1 pages
åv⁄ra
år¬va, the twenty-third fordmaker, extremely short in extent and åv⁄ra. år¬va is stated to have
chapter |6 pages
åcårya. ånakvås⁄
flvetåmbara reformer and founder of the Teråpanth⁄ Åcårya ‚u, is one of the best-documented figures in the history of åpanth⁄s, or ‘Followers of the Teråpanth’ (see below), ‚u’s early life, his criticisms
