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trating historical analysis of the indebtedness of Purânic Jainism to the Brahmaṇical approach to life in its multiple aspects Notwithstanding the limitations of such approach it cannot be denied that the present study is the first of its kind in the field of indology for which the author deserves appreciation from scholars here and abroad
Magadh University,
Bodh Gaya
Upendra Thakur
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