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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Kamalabai DESHPANDE-Some Religions observances (Vratas) and festivals (utsavas) mentioned in Desināmamala (Proc. and Trans., AIOC XVIIIth Session, 1955), Annamalainagar, 1958. Pp. 483-91. Hemachandra's Deśināmamālā, a lexicon, contains list of religious observances (vratas) and festivals. List with description given.
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K. A. Nilakanta SASTRI - A note on Virasaivism-its History and Doctrine. (Philosophy and Religion section, Proc. and Trans. A.I.O.C., XVIIIth Session, 1955), Annamalainagar, 1958. Pp. 386-391.
The Purāņas are both Śaiva and Jaina in origin; the Jaina versions being generally later and perhaps relatively less trustworthy. There is no clear proof that Bijjala was a Jain. Bijjala was a traditional type who has been represented as a Jaina by Virasaiva sources because of the fact that the Jainas were their chief antagonists. At Ablur Ekāntada Rāmayya-his controversy with the Jains-his offer to cut off his own head if the Jainas would wager their 800 temples including the Anesejjeya Basadi in Lakshmeśvara-Unwillingness of the Jains. Jainism in Karnataka suffered most by the impact of the new Saiva revival,
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S. RADIIAKRISHNAN-Indian Religious thought and Modern Civilisation. (Pro. and Trans., A.I.O.C. XVIIIth Session, 1955. Presidential Address), Annamalainagar, 1958.
P. 11. The goal of world unity is to be achieved by ahimsa. The catholicity of the Tamil classic Tirukkural, its emphasis on ahimsa or non-violence in its varied applications, ethical economic and social ; Tirukkural is used by the Buddhists and the Jains, the Saivites and the Vaishnavas ; it is called podumurai or common scripture.
P. 15. A Tirthankara is one who provides the ship to cross the world of Sansära. The ship is the dharma. Destroying the four karmas, he attains the four eminent qualities of anantajñāna, infinite knowledge, anantadarsona or infinite perception, ananta-virya or infinite power, ananta-sukha or infinite bliss. He spends the rest of his life in the world for the good of mankind. When the self realizes its true
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