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150 : Śramaņa, Vol 62, No. 1 January-March 2011
It is hoped that this compendious work will be of immense value to the scholars as well as general readers and students who really want to know about Jainology in historical perspective.
- Dr. Rahul Kumar Singh Jains Today in the World, Author- Pierre Paul Amiel, EditorProf. Sagarmal Jain and Dr. S. P. Pandey, Publisher-Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, First Edition- 2008, Price- Rs. 500/ $30, Page- 307. 'Jains Today in the World is a book of introductory nature dealing not only with the Fundamental of Jainism but also with the spread of Jains in world today. This work beautifully presents the contemporary status of Jain religion as well as Jains on the globe. This book presents Jains with their long history, their sacred literature, their ways of living, their customs, rites and the influence we had and we have, as well as their settlements in numerous countries in the world, in an easy way to read and well documented.
This work contains ten chapters in total. First chapter deals with the history of Jains from undated origin to the present day and Second chapter gives a brief outline of various branches of Jains. The Third chapter describes about the great heavenly beings that Jains worship and Fourth chapter deals with the sacred book (Āgama) and other writings of Jains. Fifth chapter tries to draw an inventory of the Jaina temples and the sacred places. The Sixth and Seventh chapter express the main rituals, worship, culture, festivals, life, duties and vows of Jains; and Eighth chapter shows the religious symbols, drawing and expressions. Ninth Chapter elaborately summarizes the Jaina monastic order, code of conduct and the 'Path' followed by monks and nuns of the various Jaina Sects. The Tenth and final chapter speaks of the influence of Jainism in India as well as outside India and author has given his own observation about Jaina religion in conclusion. The very last part of the book consist with seven annexes. An 'Introduction' and a 'Prologue' by Dr. Sagarmal Jain, is given in the very first in the book. It is hoped
| SR No. | 525075 |
| Book Title | Sramana 2011 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sundarshanlal Jain, Shreeprakash Pandey |
| Publisher | Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 172 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sramana, & India |
| File Size | 15 MB |