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The Jaina Antiquary
( Vol. Xvu contribution of the Jains to that branch of learning. Here we come to know of the reason as to why the work under discussion contains Rasayanik prescription only. It is so because ou, afe, etc. contain germs and as such the Jains cannot take it.
The second preface discusses what we may call the achievements of the ancient India in the branch of medical science. There we have references to the surgical instruments, etc
Coming to the work itself it seems to be an antholoy of well-tried prescriptions. There are hundred and seventy-two drugs on about forty different discases.
Many of the medicines are not altogether original but a variance of the ingredients of th: medicines of the sam: names in other books on Aurveda. However there are a few new drugs one for example being rate a drug on veneral disease.
The printing is quite good.
The fifth publication is "the Jaina Literature in Tamil" by Prof A. Chakravarti M. A. IE S (Retd). It is a very useful book written by a master mind in a masterly style. The first three essays, namely Cultural Background of Jainism, Jainas in the Tamil country and Three Sangams and Jaina influence give much information to the reader. To many of the confirmist readers it may seem strange 10 know that many wars, events of extraordinary importance which have changed the course of time and of many big personalities have their origin in JET-
T T conflict which has raged for thousands of years. However it does not mean that all Brahmins were on one side and the Kshtriyas on the other The author has considered this point again as the conflict between the Western Aryans and the Eastern Aryans, in the former Brahmins and their sacrificial ritualism predominating which in the latter Kshtriyas and their Ātamavidyå predominating. Then he describes the impact of the Jaina culture with the contemporary non-Jaina culture of South India and their actions and reactions. Then the rest of the book discusses in detail a few Tamil books of the Jainas.
ETFEis the sixth publication of the series. It was published in the year 1942 under the editorship of the Pt K B. Shastri the librarian of the Bhavana. There is an introductory note by A.
