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Suggested Reading
Babb. Lawrence A. 1998. Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Caillat, C. 1975. Atonements in The Ancient Ritual of the Jain Monks. Ahmedabad: L. D. Institute.
Chakraborti, H. 1973. Asceticism in Ancient India. Calcutta: Punthi Pustak.
Cort, John E. 1991. "The Svetambar Murtipujak Jain Mendicant", in Man, (N.S.) 26:651-671.
Deo, S. B. 1956. The History of Jaina Monachism From Inscriptions and Literature. Poona: Deccan College
Desai, Kumarpal. 1987. "Women in Jainism" in N. K. Singhi, Ideal, Ideology and Practice. Jaipur: Printwell Publisher
Dumont, Louis. 1970. "World Renunciation in Indian Religion" in Louis Dumont, Religion, Politics and History in India. Paris: Mouton.
Jaini, Padmanabh S. 1992. Gender and Salvation: Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal.
King, Ursula (ed.). 1995. Religion and Gender. Oxford: Blackwell.
Ramaswamy, Vijaya. 1997. Walking Naked: Women, Society, Spirituality in South India. Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Study.
Shanta, N. 1985. "Women Ascetics in the Jama tradition". La Voie Jaina, Paris, O.E.I.L., pp. 1-19.
Shanta, N. 1997. The Unknown Pilgrims: The Voice of Sadhvis: The History, Spirituality and Life of the Jaina Women Ascetics. (Translated from French by Mary Rogers). Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications. (French title: La voice jaina, 1985).
Thomas, P. 1964. "Ancient Jain Texts on Women" in Indian Women thought Ages. Asia Pub. House, pp. 102-117.
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