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CONTENTS
PAGES
TOPICS 0. Foreword
1-12
1. Introduction
a) Science Awakening b) Jaina Cosmos
8-11
2. Technical Terms
a ) Celestial Diagram b) Index of the Diagram
12-15
3. Source Material
a) Vedic Literature b) Vedā iga Jyotişa c) Jaina Tradition d) Literature in Svetāmbara School e) Literature in Digambara School f) Certain Contributors
16-28
4. Cosmological Concepts
a) Evaluation of Rajju b) Volume of Universe c) Another Value of Rajju d) Frame of Descartes e) Cosmic Periods and Cycles f) Yuga Bhagana g) Concepts of Palya and Sāgara h) Concept of Kalpa i) Parāvartana Periods j ) Comparability
5. Astronomical Concepts
a) Precession of Equinoxes b) Date of Adoption of Calendar
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