________________
Books on Jainology
BHATTACHARYYA, HARISATYA, Lord Aristanemi (The Jain
Mitra Mandal Tract No. 62), The Jain Mitra Mandal, Delhi, 1929. Pages 90.
A short biography of Lord Aristanemi.
DEO, SHANTARAM BHALCHANDRA, History of Jaina Monachism
from Inscriptions and Literature (Deccan College Dissertation Series 17), Deccan College Post-graduate and Research Institute, Poona, 1956. Pages xxi +655. Price Rs. 20.
Devoted to a study of the development of Jaina Monachism from a historical point of view. The development has been treated in eleven chapters : Indian monachism, the sources for the study of Jaina monachism, the origin and antiquity of sramanism, the historical background of Jaina monachism, study of monachism from Angas and Mülasūtras, from Chedasūtras and Niryuktis, etc., from post-canonical texts, the order of nuns, Jaina monachism from epigraphs, social impact of Jaina monachism, conclusion. With appendices and index.
DIXIT, K. K., Jaina Ontology (Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Series No. 31),
L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, 1971. Pages 12+203. Price Rs. 30.00.
Traces the development of Jaina concepts and views pertaining not only to ontology but epistemology also. It covers the period of time beginning with the old Agamic texts like Bhagavatī Sutra (5th-2nd centuries B.C.) and ending with Upadhyaya Yasovijaya (17-18th centuries A.D.). With appendices and index.
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
