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CONTENTS, Preface...
... ...1-80 CHAPTER 1. Introductory ... ... ... ... 9
CHAPTER II. Mahavira and Buddha two distinct historical personages ... ... 13
CHAPTER III. Mahavira and Buddha Contemporaries. 26
CHAPTER IV. The existence of the Jains known as
the Niganthas long before Mahavira's time ... ... ... ... 34
CHAPTER V. The Examination and refutation of Dr.
Bhandarkar's first two arguments against the antiquity of the Jains viz, "1st Some of its ideas resemble those of the Vaiseshikas. 2nd A morbid extravagance characterises
its moral discipliw etc.' .. ... 42 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com