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Section VIII
I-SOCIOLOGY
1941
J. DELAMAINE-On the Śrawacs or Jains (Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. I, Pp.-413-438), London, 1827.
Generalities.-Enumeration of some sects or tribes among the Jains.-Peculiarities of the Digambaras.-Traditions relating to the establishment of the tribe of the Ardhabhals and to the priority of the Digambaras.--The doctrines and the Jain belief in general.-The Tirthakaras.-Special review on Ṛsabha and Pärsvanatha. Legend of Parivanatha.-The eight karmas.
1942
F. Buchanan HAMILTON-On the Śrawacs or Jains. (Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. I, Pp. 531-538). London, 1827.
The Jains in the districts of Bihar and of Patna. The doctrine of the castes to the Jains. The different Jain tribes. The Digambaras; Their sacred books their sects, their priests.
The Svetambaras: they have not special priests: the religious functions are performed by the Brahmanar.-The Tirthakaras and the cult of which they are the object. The sacred books of the Svetämbaras. The temples and the cult in general Review on three special sects; the Therapanthis, the Vispanthis and the Dhundiäs.
Jain Education International
1943
J. A. DUBOIS-Hindu Manners, customs and ceremonies. Translated by H.K, Beauchamp. Third edition, Oxford, 1906.
The review on the Jains forms the Appendix I.
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