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Contents
1 Tirthankaras, Pratyeka Buddhas and the Ascent of Man
P. C. Das Gupta
2
Evolution of Mankind as Depicted in the Jaina Agamas
J. C. Sikdar
3 The Indus Valley Civilisation and Rşabha
V. G. Nair 4 Revival of śramaņa Dharma in the Later Vedic Age
Jyoti Prasad Jain
5 Bhagavān Mahavira : His Life and Doctrines
K. C. Lalwani
6
The Jaina Concept of Kevalajñāna in the Light of Modern
Researches in Thanatology Aravind Sharma
7 Did Halley's Comet Appear on the Night of Mahavira's
Nirvăņa ? P. C. Chopra
8 Ahimsă in Jainism : Viewed in Historical Perspective
Amulya Chandra Sen 9 Penology and Jaina Scriptures
R. C. Lalen 10 The Doctrine of Karma in Jainism
Y. Krishan
11 Problems of the Parva
Suzuko Ohira
