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JA'XA BIBLIOGRAPHY
Pp. 362-470. Gwalior : the temple of Ādinātha; the gigantic statues of the Tirthakaras (figures).
Pp. 370-374. Review on the Jainism. Antiquity. General doctrine. Comparison with the Buddhism. Historical development. Digambaras and Śvetāmbaras. Acutal plate customs. The Jaina architecture.
Pp. 395-399. Description of the sacred mountain of Sunagadh near Datiya (two prints).
P. 497. Ruins of a Jaina temple at Gyarispur,
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M. MONIER-WILLIAMS—Hinduism. London, 1878.
Pp. 221-224. General survey on the Jainism. The sects.--The canonical treatise-cosmology. The principal Tirthakaras—The beings : the living souls and the inanimate objects.-The deliverance-Moral : the five duties.-Yatis and Śrāvakas. The divinities and the Brahmanical priests in the Jain temples.
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A. BARTH-Les religions de l'Inde.---Paris, 1879.
A. BARTH.-The religions of India. Authorised translation by Rev. J. Wood.-- London, 1882.
The English translaiion of the original French has been made under the direction of the author, with correction, alterations and additions. It must then be considered as a second edition. The chapter devoted to the Jainism (Pp. 81-91, French edition ; Pp. 140-152, English edition) deals with the following points :
The canonical literature of the Jains.--Close resemblance between the Jainism and the Buddhism.--The Jinas and the mythology in general.-The cult.Rejection of the Vedas and of the distinction of the castes.- The priests and the lay community. The principal Jaina sects.-Asceticism, metaphysic and moral.The Jina and the Buddha of the actual period.---The legend of Mahāvira; the Nirgrantha Jñātaputra.--The Jainism is more recent than the Buddhism.-The present condition of the Jainism.-Bibliographical notes.
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R. Cust-Les religions et les langues de l'Inde. Paris, 1880.
Pp. 47-43. Short review on the Jainism. The Jaina literature.--The Jains in former times and today.-Respect for animal life.
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