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CONTENTS Foreword by Dr. Hira Lal Jain Prefaca Abreviations
Chapter One-THE HISTORICAL BACK-GROUND 1-59 A. Antiquity of Sramana Cult
1-21 Sixth Century B. C. (1), Vedic System (1). Later Vedic Literature (1). Sramaņa System (2), Independent Origin of the Sramaņa Cultural System (3) Classification of Sramaņas (3). Common features of Sramaņs (4), Ascetics in Buddhist Literature (6), Importance of the Sramaņas (6), Samaņas in Jaina and Buddhist Literature (7), Samana-Brāhmana in faina and Buddhist Literature (7), The Heretical Teachers (8), Purama Kassapa (10), Makkhali Gosala (12), Ajitakesakambali (12), Pakudha Kaccāyana (13), Sanjaya Belaţthiputta (14), Nigantha Nātaputta (14), Jainism and
Ajiviksm (16), Jainism and Buddhism (18), Conclusion (21). B. Jainism and its Literature
21-50 Jainism (21), Origin of Jainism (21), Antiquity of Jainism (22), Antiquity of Jainis.n and Buddhist Literature (22), The date of Nigintha Nātaputta (26), The place of Nigantha Nātaputta's death, (30), Schism in the Jaina Order (31), Prilosophical Literature of Jainas (33), The Canonical School 34), The Svetimbaras Canonical Literature (34), The Twelve Algas (31), The Twelve Upāngas (35). The Ten Painlas (35), The Six Cheyasuttas (35), The Four Mülasutras (35), The Two cūlıká sūtras (35), The Houre Councils (35), Development of Agama Literature (35) Resemblance to pāli Literature (36), Canonical School of Digambaras, (38; The Aúgapravist (38), The Augabāhya Sruta (38), Acărya Farampatā (39). Anekānta School (41). Spread of Jainism (43), The North (43). After
Mahavira (46) Jainism in Ceylon (46). C. Buddnism and its Literature
50-59 The Buddha and Buddhism (50). Sources of Buddhism (50), Buddhist Literature (52) Pali Literature (52), NonCanonical Literature (58), Sanskrit Buddhist Literature (59).