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Mohenjo-Daro Jaina Tradition and Evidence
Acarya Vidyanandji Kundakunda Bharati, Delhi
Rendered to English Dr. Padmarajiah Tumkur Mississauga, Canada.
Editor's Note: This is a condensed version of the Kannada text published co-jointly by Kundakunda Bharati of Delhi and Sri Ksetra of Dharmastala 1987.
The Artifact
The most spectacular thing about the seals found at Mohenjo-Daro is their artistic presentation; the body form and its artistic intricate bring out a sublime beauty. More importantly, when analysed, the seals appear to contain the culmination of several ideological concepts eminating from the indigenous rootstocks.
Jain Education International
From this perspective, the artifact exhibit # 620/192329 in the Archaeological Museum in Delhi is worthy of consideration. It represents an ancient Jaina archaeological form. As such this particular artifact is not only a representation of the Jaina antiquity, but also a source of
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