________________ STUDIES IN EARLY JAINISM 171 round brackets is simply meaningless. Saryakama's father's name is not known. His mother's name is Jabala. Satyakama therefore calls himself, on his mother's advice, as Satyakama Jabala. The name Jabala is metronymic and means 'born from Jabala', 'Jabala's son'. On p. 123 the author says : "In support of their view, Carvakas have quoted a passage from the Chandogya Upanisad." And on p. 127 under notes he cites the passage : 5 HEGECHTSTYTT... Ayrety.... 7 R Hallkira satilfeldig 4151062fy: (2.4.12). Now, the citation is not from Chandogya Upanisad but Brhadaranyaka Upanisad. Further the quotation is wrongly given. We should read the passage correctly as follows : CHEG514777448.... Atera...7 FRA crifa... In spite of such spelling/printing mistakes and inaccuracies, Dr. Jain's work is a welcome addition to studies on Jainism and Universal story literature. Ona Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
