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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
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P. 238. Manstambhas-style described portion at the top containing a standing Jina figure. Photo Mānastambha at Śravaņa Beļgoļa.
P. 239. Brahmadeva Pillar.
P. 241. Betta (literally hills) monuments of the Gangas containing image of G matešvara, the unfinished statue of Bharatešvara (10th century) Colossal statues of Gomata on the Doddabetta-remarkable sepcimen of Ganga sculpture-Jain works found at Karkala and Enur in S. Canara -Kārkala image about 41'5" high erected by Virapāndya on the advice of his guru of Lalitakīrti of Hanasoge. Timmaraja (in 1604) A.D. built Enur statue 35 ft. high under the advice of his guru Chārukirti.
Pp. 242-247. Gomata image of Chãmundarāya (10th century) the legendry episode, image fully described. Larger than any of the statues of Rameses in Egypt attended by Yakshas, chauri bearers-dvārapalaka within the enclosureimage of Lakshmi on the doorway figures of Indra and Asta Dikpālakas in the ceiling of the hall-erected by Bala Deva (12th century).
P. 252. Children of ordinary men, whether Jain or Brahmin, probably went through a course of secular studies before they parted ways in metaphysics.
P. 258. Early Jain Mathas--attempted the dissemination of their religious doctrines among masses-- Jain monastery at Patalika existing in flourishing condition in 7th century, at Perur, Mannie and Talkad were of this type-a medium of education and ethics.
P. 271. Präkrit generally adopted by Jains and Brahmins for literary purposes-Jain Achäryas--greatest cultivators of Sanskrit. Jain Sanskrit scholars Samantabhadra and Pajyapāda mentioned. Sabdavatāra-a sanskrit grammar. Sarvärthasiddi, a philosophical work, fainabhişékha a treatise on poetics and prosody and Samadhisataka--works attributed to Pūjyapäda. Aşgasakii-a work of Akalanka and commentary on Samantabhadra's Āpta Mimamsa-Uttara Purana work of Gunabhadra and Kalyāņa Kāraka, a work on medicine by Ugraditya.
Pp. 278-79. Ranna the Kannada poet-disciple of Ajitasenāchārya Nemichandra-writer and poet, a disciple of Ajitasenāchārya.
Pp. 284-85. Decline of Jainism in south marked the revival of rituals, sacrifices and animal food.
P. 290. Jainism-its insistence upon Seela and Vinaya, mention of women taking shelter at the feet of Jinas,
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