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Persecution of the Jains at the hands of the Vaisnava Aļvārs and the beginning of their fall by the end of the 10th century-Jainism in the Andhra and Karnata districts of the Madras Presidency-Jainism probably pre-Mauryan-Jainism as embodied in Andhra-Karnāta literary tradition.
309 The Cambridge History of India. Voli: Ancient India. Edited by E. J. Rapson. Cambridge, 1922.
P. 22. The summit of Abu bears some famous ruins of Jain temples.
P. 57. The scriptures of the Jains have been preserved in various forms of Magadhi, Sauraseni and Mahārāstri.
Pp. 150-170. The History of the Jains : Jainism, its relation to Brāhmaṇism and Buddhism-The tirtharkaras or "prophets" ; PárśvaMahavira-Jains and Buddhists-Mahavira's rivals, Gosála and Jamali -The Jain church after the death of Mahavira-The great schism : Svetāmbaras and Digambaras-Settlements in Western · India-Orga nisation of the religious and lav communities--Blanks in Jain ccclesiastical history.
Pp. 467-473. Chandragupta, the founder of the Maurya Empire : Characteristics of the Maurya period and authorities for its historyN. W. India before and after Alexander--Agrammes, XandramesDhana-Nanda-Nanda and Chandragupta-Date of the overthrow of Nanda-Plot of Mudrārāksasa--Chandragupta and Seleucus-Megas thenes-Rule of Chandragupta and the extent of his dominions
P. 504. Asoka's early faith was rather that of Jainism.
P. 512. Samprati is mentioned in the Jain tradition as a convert of their patriarch Suhastin.
P. 526. Mathura was a stronghold both of the worship of Krişna and of Jainism.
P. 532. The Jain story of Kälaka.
Pp. 534-637. Caves for the use of the Jain ascetics of UdaygiriHäthigumph, and Kharavela.
