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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY Both Marasimha and Indra (10th century A, D.) became Jaina
P. 399. According to one tradition Bijjala (Kalachuri) a patron of the Jains was killed by his minister Basava, the founder of the Lingayat sect; according to another Bijjala abdicated the throne in 1168 A. D. in favour of his son Someśvara.
P. 445. Religion-While numerous inscriptions of the pre-Gupta period, refer to non-Brahmanical religious sect like Buddhists and Jains, the great majority of the inscriptions of the Gupta period refer to Brahmanical religion.
P. 457. The Buddhist and Jaina doctrine of ahimsa of abstention from the slaughter of animals made such a profound impression, that even today the high class Hindus of the greater part of India are strict vegetarians.
P. 458. Jainism-The early Chalukyas and the Rashtrakutas, as well as the Gangas and Kadambas, patronised the Jaina religion, and it made great progress in the south during their rule; Jainism began to decline in South India from the 7th century A. D. owing to the influence of Saiva and Vaishnava saints. The Hoysalas, too, were Jainas; the Cholas and Pandyas were bigoted Saivas and persecuted the Jainas. Sandara Pandya impaled 8,000 Jainas-pictures on the walls of the great temple at Madura represent their torture. Jainas, unlike Buddhists, not extinct in the land of their birth,
P. 463.
Vaishnavism-At first the total number of the Avataras was four or six, but later even Rishabha, the first Tirthankara of the Jainas came to be looked upon as Avatura of Vishnu.
Pp. 472-78. Jaina canonical literature-Angas of the Svetämbara sect finally arranged in a council at Valabhi in the middle of the 5th century A. D., but the texts were based on those compiled in the council at Pataliputra at the beginning of the 3rd century B. C.; The twelve Angas and their descriptions; the 12 Upangas; the ten Prakirṇas; the six Chhedasutras; the four Mulasitras; The non-canonical Jaina literature; commentaries; stories; the Digambara literature; Kavyas and lyrics; famous writers.
P. 479. Kannada literature-Pampa-Ponna-and Ranna's poetical works. on the lives of Jaina Tirthankaras attained distinction.
P. 525. If we exclude Jainism, we find in the far off Indian colonies in far east, an almost exact replica of the religious system that prevailed in India during the first millennium.
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