Bright Ones in Jainism

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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FOREWORD.
I have great pleasure in placing before the reader an account of the Gods (or to be more accurate of the Devas) in Jainism and I believe that it will be helpful in removing many false notions still lingering in some minds.
Jainism draws a sharp line of distinction between the Gods and the Devas : while it speaks of the former as the Siddhas it describes the latter as the mundane souls. The conception of these in Jainism, of which the author has with considerable success tried to give an elaborate and detailed account in this pamphlet, materially differs from that of other religions.
That in Jainism, the subject has been dealt with syste .matically and with mathematical accuracy, is a fact well borne. out by the minute calculations of number, age, residence, etc. And the readers will themselves find that the description is consistent in all the details. That it is not a mere conception will be proved only by the progress of Science.
I trust that this pamphlet will be used with advantage by students of comparative religion. It may also prove to be a small introduction to scholars for research work in Jainism. November,
M. C. JAIN. 1926.