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RETROSPECT
Unity in diversity is the special feature of Indian Culture And the results of our comparative study point to the same fact For, as ne have already seen, beneath the surface of diversity and difference an under-current of oneness flows with cqual forre And in spite of the distinct religious conviction rcpresented by the works in question, an inclination towards the Brahmanical epic-Purânic ideologies is seen in all spheres of the Jaina Purānic saga, viz its mythology, dynastic and gencalogical accounts and the ideas regarding the institution of class and order, sacraments, rites and rituals, beliefs and superstitions, cthics and philosophy and similar other matters of human interest
All this reveals the adaptability of Jainism to the constantly changing environs which invested the faith with an element of dynamism amidst its proverbial conservatism It is because of this power that Jainism has been preserving its entity and identity through the ages
