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the book, the publishers has done a great service to the students of Jainology.
Divided into eight chapters it presents an exhaustive iconography of the Tirthankaras, Yaksas, Yaksis, Dikpalas, Navagrahas, Srutadevis, and other divinities. Besides a frontispiece, it has fiftythree plates.
MAHAVIR PARICAYA AUR VANI by Acarya Rajanish edited by Dr. Ramchandra Prasad Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1974 Pages kha+330 Price Rs. 20.00
A collection of speeches delivered by the Acarya in his characteristic style. It throws new light on the personality of Mahavira and gives new interpretation to his teachings.
THE JAINA THEORY OF PERCEPTION by Pushpa Bothra Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1976 Pages xiii+133 Price Rs. 30.00
Indian philosophers have been too much preoccupied with their theories of inference. As a result, theories of perception and linguistic meaning have suffered from comparative neglect. Besides, though much is known about the theories of perception of the Buddhists, the Naiyayikas, the Sankhyas, very little is known about their criticism by the Jainas. Furthermore, the works that have appeared so far on the subject are mainly concerned with psychology and not epistemology. In this respect the present work that fills up the lacunae is the most welcome addition to the literature on Indian Philosophy.
The book is divided into seven chapters. Chapter one deals with the nature and classification of knowledge. Chapter two discusses the Nyaya, Sankhya, Buddhist, Bhatta and the Jaina theory of Pramāņa. Chapter three analyses the theory of perception according to the Jainas and other schools. Chapters four and five constitute the interpretation and the stages of emperical perception. Chapters six and seven discuss the Jaina theory of perceptual error and the concept of non-sensuous perception in philosophy. Chapter eight discusses the Jaina theory
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