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Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett from the Mahatmas M. & K.H. Transcribed, Compiled, and with an Introduction by A.T. Barker; Facsimile Edition, Theosophical University Press, Pasadena CA (1923) 1975, letter 22 (also available online at www.theosociety.org/pasadena/tup-onl.htm). 25 Rishabha, 2 Ajita, 3 Sambhava, 4, Abhinandana, 5 Sumati, 6 Padmaprabha, 7 Surārsva, 8 Candraprabha, 9 Puśpadanta, 10 Śītala, 11 Śreyamsa, 12 Vāsupūjya, 13 Vimala, 14 Ananthanātha, 15 Dharmanātha, 16 Šāntinātha, 17 Kunthu, 18 Arahanātha, 19 Mallinātha, 20 Munisuvrata, 21 Naminātha, 22 Aristhanemi (= Neminātha), 23 Parśvanātha, 24 Mahāvīra. 26 So says Dr. Jyoti Prasad Jain, in his Religion and Culture of the Jains, Bharatiya Jnanapith, Delhi, 3rd ed, 1983. 27 Icons with a five-headed serpent represent the 7t" Tīrthamkara, Suparsvanātha, which for that reason is often confused with Parśvanātha. 28 See among other works: Kalpa Sūtra, or: Jain, Kailash Chand: Lord Mahāvīra and his Times, Motilal Banarsidass (1974) 1991. 29 Dr. Ramesh Chand Jain (ed.): Sūdha Sagar Hindi-English Jain Dictionary, Āchārya Jñānasagara Vāgartha Vimarśa Kendra, Beāwar (Rājasthān) & Shri Digamber Jain Atishya Kshetra Mandir, Sanghījī, Sanganer, Jaipur (Rājasthān), first edition, 1999. 30 K.L. Lodha: Sakaratmak Ahimsa; Shastriya aur Charitrik Aadhar, Prakrit Bharati Academy, Jaipur. 3 Helmuth von Glasenapp: Jainism, An Indian Religion of Salvation, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Delhi 1999, p. 173. 32 Purucker, G. de, Questions We All Ask., series 1, no. 34. 3 Gertrude Van Pelt, in Karma, Point Loma Publications, San Diego CA 34 The fluid body is not to be confused with the Theosophical/Hindu linga or astral body, or the Anthroposophical ether body which is intimately linked with our
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