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Jain Images in the Village Churra-Temples originally belong. ing to the Jains.
Jain statues at Arsa-Figure wearing a crown and the head surmounted by a many-hooded cobra-Unusual representation of Pārsvanātha.
P. 28. PHOTOS : Nos. 63-64-Bhagalpur-Group of ancient Tirthankaras in a Jain
temple at Champanagar. Nos. 78-79--Mandar hill- Jain temple, on top, from south. Nos. 98-99-Pärasnāth hill-General view. Nos. 102-103-Pakbirra-Group of Jain statues. No. 113-Palma-A Jain Tirthankara. Nos. 116-117-Arsa-A ruined Jain temple; a Jain Tirthankara.
139 (III) Report, do, Bengal Circle, 1904. Calcutta, 1904.
P. 16. Vaisāli, birthplace of Buddha's contemporary and rival Vardhamana Mahāvīra-He belonged to the Kşatriya class of the Nāyas or jñātris--Pawapuri, the place of Mahāvīra's death-No traces of Jainism at Vaisāli-Mention by Hiouen Thsang of a number of Jains residing at the place at his time.
139 (IV) Report, do, Bengal Circle, 1905. Calcutta, 1905.
Pt. 2. P. 14. Worship of stupas by Buddhists and Jains is nothing but an adoption of popular form of grave-worship.
139 (V) Annual Report of the Archeological Survey, Eastern Circle, 1905-06. Calcutta, 1907.
P. 2. Inscription of Khāravela of the year 165 B.C. at Khandagiri–Inscription on the Sonbhandar cave at Rajgir proving that it was made in the end or zrd century A.D. by a Jain for members of his order.
