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other religious faith has also been shown here. This chapter will further reveal the popularity of a particular Tirthankara or Sasanadevi in Orissa. The incorporation of Buddhist and Hindu features Sakta influence have also been specifically enumerated. Care has been taken to critically examine them with reference to such icons found elsewhere in the country.
At the end an exhaustive list of published materials of eminent scholars has been given. Besides this, I mostly relied on direct evidences i.e. by visiting most of the sites personally, preparing their accounts and arranging photography as far as possible. The present work has been profusely illustrated with numerous line drawings and photoprints of select sculptures. For secondary source materials I extensively utilised the books and periodicals preserved in the libraries of the Orissa State Museum and Orissa State Archives. I owe my gratitude to the authorities of these two institutions.
Since the work is limited to archaeological evidence of Jaina monuments I have not made elaborate discussion on the Jaina religion, ethics and practices. The assimilation of Jaina religion with other major prevailing religious traditions of Orissa and the influence it carried on the Oriya literature, custom and rituals would be a subject of further study.
Bhubaneswar
Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra
