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1953 (i) TAMOSH CHANDRA DAS GUPTA-Aspects of Bengali Society from Old Bengali Literature. Calcutta, 1935.
P. 129. The style of pillars in the city of Burdwan resembled those favoured by the Jains for serving the purpose of lampstands.
1954
A. N. UPADHYE : Studies In Jaina Gotras. (Jain Ant. Vol. II ; No. III ; Arrah, 1936 ; Pp. 61-69).
Gotras refer to names of personages from anythological lists. The word Gotra occurs in the Jaina scriptures as one of the Eight Karmas. According to Gommatsära, Gotra signifies the conduct of the soul coming down from generation to generation. High or low birth of soul is deterinined by the Karma. The sources of some of the Gotra-names are found in the lists of names of yakşas, of fathers of Tirthankaras. of Kuladharas, of Cakravartins, of Baladevas of Vasudevas and of Rudras. The names of Pravaras are drawn from Jinasena's Sahasranama, a part of his Mahapurāna. The list of Sūtras is made up by the names of Ganadharas of Vrsabha, Ganadharamukhyas of twenty-four Tirthankaras the names of Ganadharas of Mahāvira, Daśapurvadhārins and Acārăngadhārins. The names of Sakhas are drawn from the varieties of Srutajñāna, the names of Angas, Prakirnakas and sutras. Some of the Sākha-names of additional Gotras are drawn from Leśyādhikara of Gommațasāra. Gotra, according to Brahmanic tradition. Gotras in literary and epigraphic records. Authors, who were converted from Brahmanic fold, retained their old gotras as family hireloom. List of seventy-four Gotras with their Pravaras, Sūtras and Sakhās are given. Another list of 140 Gotras etc. from a palm-leaf Ms.
1955
S. Rice-Hindu customs and their origins. London, 1937.
P. 134. Jains cover their mouth, lest they should harm some small insect inadvertantly and will sleep in bug-infested beds to give the creature a chance of a full meal.
P. 150. Development of the custom of venerating cattle to the point of refusing to kill them under any circumstances, it is not unlikely that the rise of Buddhism played a considerable part-Mahāvira-founder of Jain sect born in 468 B.C. Doctrine of Ahimsa of the Jains in relation to animals explained.
1956
Prof. INDRA-The Status of women in Ancient India, Lahore, 1940.
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