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Proceedings of the 3rd Indian Philosophical Congress, Bombay. Calcutta, 1929.
Pp. 129-136. From the speech of Harisatya BHATTACARYYA (The Indian doctrine of non-soul). Position of nihilism in Jainism--explained, compared with Buddhistic and Vedāntic schools-- Ajiva explained a group of real substances according to Jainas. Mention of five non-psychical substances of the Jaina viz. Pudgala, Dharma, Adharma, Akaša, Kāla. The conceptions of Dik and Akāśa explained - Manas regarded by Jainas as the internal sense and not an independant reality.
P. 137. From the speech of B.L. ATREYA-(A few short-comings of Jainism as a system of philosophy). Jaina Logic of Anekāntavāda--criticism-mention of five kinds of knowledge mati, shruti, avaāhi, manahparyaya, Kevala Jñāna.
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H. S. GOUR--The Hindu Code. Calcutta, 1929.
P. 211. Application of Hindu Laws to Jains : Jains held to be Vaishya caste.
P. 212. Jainism compared with Buddhism.
Pp. 477-78. Principles and ceremonies attending Jain methods of adoption discussed. Bhadrabahu Samhita, a digest of the Jain Law.
P. 1281. Widow's rights of inheritance discussed.
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B. B. DUTTA--The scope and devetopment of Hindu Gañita; (I.H.Q., Vol. V., 1929).
P. 481. Ganitānuyoga or the exposition of the principles of mathematics a necessary feature of Jainism. The knowledge of Samkhyāna (the science of numbers) and jyotişa (astronomy)--principal accomplishments of Jaina priests.
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F. A. Steel-India. (London, 1929). P. 22. Jainism-most tender hearted of faiths.
P. 82. Jaina religion-extreme antiquity-one of the oldest faiths of the world--use of Swastika alone would make one hesitate to place Jainism a century or
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