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Books Received
LALWANI, K.C., Jaina Tirthankaras (The Late Rawatmal Lalwani Commemoration Series No. 2), Prajnanam, Calcutta, 1969. Pages 32. Price Rs. 1.50.
Gives short biographical sketches of twnetyfour Tirthankaras of Jaina spiritual order.
MEHTA, MOHANLAL, Jaina Culture (Parsvanath Vidyashram Series No. 13) P. V. Research Institute, Varanasi, 1969. Pages 8+152. Price. Rs. 10.00.
Being a commemorative volume for the 2500th nirvana anniversary of Lord Mahavira it contains in brief antiquity and history of Jainism, Jaina literature, different Jaina doctrines relating to reality, knowledge, judgement, karma, reincarnation and conduct and lastly Jaina art and architecture.
RAMPURIA, SRICHAND, Jainism as a Faith and Religion (Monograph on Jainism No. 1), Jain Swetambar Terapanthi Mahasabha, Calcutta, 1968. Pages 41. Price Re. 1.00.
Gives short account of six constituents of the world, causes of bondage and process of liberation. Also delineates the fourfold path of liberation.
SRIPAL, JEEVABANDHU T. S., Hunter who became a Vegetarian, translated from Tamil by Raju Chettiar, Jain Yuvak Sangh, Madras, 1969. Pages 44.
Contains a story from ancient Tamil literature, quotations from Kural and opinions of many leading men of recent times in support of vegetarianism and against meat-eating and animal sacrifice.
SRIPAL, JEEVAVANDHU T. S., Nila Udamai Utcha Varambukkolhai Namathu Pandya Nakarikame (Telegu), Land Cieling in our Old Civilisation, Jain Literature Research Society, Madras, 1968. Pages xvix+32. Price 25 Paise.
Demonstrates by a series of comparisons with the teachings of Gandhi, Lenin and Marx how modern and adaptable to the needs of our present day world are some of the essential tenets of Jaina philosophy.
SRIPAL, JEEVAVANDHU T. S., Vijayamangalam (Telegu), Jain Literature Research Society, Madras, 1965. Pages 24. Depicts the history of Vijayamangalam Temple.
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