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Jaina Bibliography
VOLUME-I.
Chapter I
(i) ENCYCLOPAEDIA
Theodor Benfey. Indien (Allgemeine Encyclopadie der Wissenschaften und Kunste Von ERSCH UND GRUBER, Section II, Band 17). Leipzig, 1840.
Pp. 205-207. Review on the Jainism.
Generalities. The Jainism proceeded from the Buddhism.- The Tirthakaras.Māhavīra: his disciples, Gautama and Sudharman. The Jains; the Laity and priests; śrāvakas, anuyratas, mahävratas, yatis.-The Digambaras and the Svetāmbaras.-The Jainism in the 13th century.
T.W. Rhys Davids. Jains (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ninth edition, Vol. XIII). Edinburg, 1881.
Geography of Jainism. The Sanctuaries of mount Ābu.-Origins of Jainisin.The Tirthakaras. Pārsvanātha and Mahāvīra.-Digambaras and Svetāmbaras. - The canonical books. -The elements of the doctrine.
E. Balfour. The Cyclopaedia of India. Third edition. 3 Volumes, -London, 1885.
Jain article. Historical considerations.-General account of the Jain doctrines.The temples and the principal sanctuaries.
Sylvain Levi. Djainisme (Grande Encyclopédie, vol. XIV).--Paris, s.d.
Geographical division of the Jains in India. Origin of the Jainism. The faith ; The Tirthakaras and Their symbols. Life of Mahävira.
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