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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
P. 153. Dighatapassi, Upäli, Abhayarajakumara and Asibandhakaputt-gamani the Jain disputants with Buddha at Nalanda. Meeting of Mahavira with Gosāla at Nalanda mentioned in Bhagavati sutra.
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P. 159. Mention of Migara, the rich Setti of Savatthi, a staunch adherent of Nigantha Nataputta.
P. 172. Influence of Nigantha Nätaputta over Sakyas over Sakyas before Buddha. Mention of Mahānāma a relation of Buddha towards Jainism.
Dandpani of Devadaha a follower of Jainism. No mention of any Jain of Devedaha converted to Buddhism by Buddha. Vappa, a Šakyan Jain converted to Buddhism by Moggallana.
P. 176. Influence of Jainism for 250 years over the Licchavis before the advent of Buddhism. Geneology of Mahavira traced. Saccaka, a Licchavi Jain, defeated by Buddha in religious dispute but not mentioned if he turned Abhaya and Panditakumaraka's enquiry of Ananda but the means of destruction of dukkha as pointed out by Buddha but dissatisfied with the answer. Siba, a military Jain official of the Licchavis--his conversion to Buddhism regarded as a great shock to Jainism in the Licchavis.
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P. C. DIVANJI-Origin of the Bhagavata and Jain Religions. (A paper read before All India Oriental Conference 22nd December, 1941)-(ABORI. SJV Vol. XXIII, 1917-42), Pp. 107-125
P. 115. III Jain Religion and its Origin. [vide-(1) On the Indian Sect of the Jainas-BÜHLER. (2) S.B.E. Vol. XII. Introd. by JACOBI-Pp. XIX-XXXVIII, (3) ERE Vol. II-Jainism by JACOBI-Pp. 465 66). For the purpose of the History of Religions, Jainism cannot be believed to have been started earlier than between B.C. 877 and 717 (see f.n. to this line)......
P. 117. Bhagavat Purana V. refers to Rşabhadeva as a great devotee of Viṣṇu and a great Yogi....
P. 120. The charge that the Jainas had made out their Puranic works from the Bhagavat sources on twisting the facts so as to suit their purpose must be dismissed as unfounded and that as regards certain matters of historical interest the Jaina works are more informative and reliable than the Bhagavat works.
Dr. Ray CHAUDHARY has taken a note of his (Aristanemi) being a first cousin of Krisha in his Early History of the Vaisnavas but beyond that he has not
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