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Chapter 1 Introduction : The Character of Jain Mythology
1. Religion and Mythology 2. The Definition of Mahāpurāņa 3. The Origin and Development of Jain Mythology 4. The Sixty-three great Figures of Jain Mythology 5. The Extent of Jain Mythology 6. The Subject matter of Jain Mythology 7. A Comparison with the Hindu Epics and Purāņas 8. The Distinguishing Features of Jain Mythology
9. The Rāma Story in Jain Mythology Chapter II Paümacariya of Vimalasūri
Cantowise Summary of 118 Cantos Paümacariya : A study :
1. The Date of Vimalasūri 2. Vimala-sūri's Life 3. Vimala Sūri's Works 4. Vimala Sūri's Sect 5. Vimala Sūri as Poet 6. The Form of Paümacariya 7. The Title Pauma Cariya 8. The Extent of paüma-cariya 9. Vimala-Sūri's Aim in writing Paüma-cariya 10. Vimala-Sūri's Conception of Rākşasas and Vänaras 11. Characterisation in Paüma-cariya 12. The Language of Paüma-cariya 13. Metres in Paüma.cariya 14. Glimpses of Social and Cultural Life as reflected in
Paümacariya
