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Contents
Foreword
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Preface Abbreviations Transliteration Chart List of Illustrations
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Introduction to Jainism Jaina tīrthařkaras and antiquity of Jainism Pārsvanātha and Vardhamāna Mahāvīra Post-Mahāvīra period and the contribution of Jainism to Indian culture Jainism in Mathurā (second century BC to eleventh century AD) Jaina Art and Architecture at Mathurā (second century BC to eleventh century AD) Jainism in Mathurā (eleventh century AD to the present times)
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Plates
245
Bibliography
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Index
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