Historical Facts About Jainism

Author(s): Lala Lajpatrai
Publisher: Jain Associations of India Mumbai

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those of Mahaviracharya are much better than one to be found in either (“The Gujarati" Divali Issue 1924). There is also another Jain Work on the subject called Ganitatilakavritti of Sinhatilakasuri. As regards the 2nd division of Jain literature, Rules of conduct, the various works thereon have a great bearing on the Ethical Science, and we have already shown how the Jain Achara is of great value even from the Ethical point of view. The Jain story literature is very vast and famous.58 Doctor Hertel's article on Jain contribution to Punchatantra shows how this kind of Jain literature was appreciated all round the world. One work called the Shukasittari was wholly translated in Persian and thence travelled Westwards in various European Countries. The vastness of the story literature can be gauged to an extent by reference to the section of Katha Sahitya in Jain Grantlavali. Now turning to the subject of Jain Philosophy we find therein the great doctrines of Karma (Law of causation) and Jiva (life) most scientifically treated in all the details. Lokmanaya Tilak, Doctor Annie Besant and many others have praised Jain Philosophy for such a marvellous and scientific treatment of these doctrines. Another noteworthy feature of the Jain Philosophy is the doctrine known as Manhood to Godhood. 59
SYADVADA JAIN LOGIC. "The Syadvada teaches the fundamental theory that everything in the Universe is related