Book Title: Heart of Jainism
Author(s): Mrs Sinclair Stevenson
Publisher: Mrs Sinclair Stevenson

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________________ xxii CONTENTS CHAPTER XIII PAGE JAINA WORSHIP AND RELIGIOUS CUSTOMS . . 250 Temple worship (Digambara and Svetāmbara)- Private worship-Jaina holy days-Pajjusana-Samvatsarī--DivāliFull-moon fasts-Dusting day-the Eleventh-Saint-wheel worship-Days of Abstinence-Consecration of an idol Śrāvana Belgolā festival-0ļi-Hindu festivals-ŚrāddhaSuperstitions : Evil eye-Demons and ghosts - Plague and Small-pox-Childless women. CHAPTER XIV JAINA MYTHOLOGY . . . . . . . . 268 Gods in Hell and Pātāla-Gods in Heaven-Divisions of time: Avasarpiņi and Utsarpiņā-The twenty-four Tīrthankara to come. CHAPTER XV JAINA ARCHITECTURE AND LITERATURE . . . 279 Wooden buildings,Stūpa-Cave-temples --The golden age of architecture—The shadow of Islām- Modern architectureArchitecture of the South-Jaina writers-HemacandraModern literature. CHAPTER XVI THE EMPTY HEART OF JAINISM.: . . . 289 Attraction of Christ for the Jaina—Dissatisfaction with inadequate ideals The problem of pain--Mahāvīra and Christ -The lack of Jainism-No Supreme God-No forgivenessNo prayer-No brotherhood of man-Difference in ideas of Heaven - Karma and Transmigration-Ahinisā and serviceEthics-Personality and Life-The empty Throne. APPENDIX 1. Analysis of the Nine Categories . . . . 11. The Twenty-four Tirthankara of the Present Age . . 312 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . 314

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