________________ Prof. Nagarajaiah, Hampa provides answers to some quintessential questions of ancient Indian history. Drawing upon and synthesizing data from a wide variety of fields - archaeology, history religion, socio-culture epigraphy and literature the author presents the position of Jaina Church in the epoch making age of the Rastrakutas. This book, an ambitious work, seeks to resolve some paradoxes that have plagued the professional historian and archaeologist alike. The author asserts that during the reign of the mighty Rastrakuta dynasty Jainism boomed to possess the status of a state religion. Rs. 350 ISBN : 81-87321-37-7 08 Ankita Pustaka # 53, Shamsingh Complex, Gandhibazaar Main Road Basavanagudi, Bangalore-560 004, Karnataka, INDIA 699 2014 (0) 652 6134 (R) Jain Education International For Private & Persanal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org