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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
P. 16. The epic works in Tamil: Silappadhikaram written by a Chera prince Ilainko-Adikal, a younger brother of the great Chera ruler Seni-Kuttuvan, who adopted the life of an ascetic; Manimekhalai written by Sittalai Sattan of
Madura,
1869
P. 19. Tolakappiyam-a standard work on Tamil grammar and rhetoric.
P. 33. Vajrasa people holding territory in Bengal-Kharavela married a princess of this kingdom (Vajra).
P. 46. High position ascribed to the Brahman in the literature of the south both by Buddhist and Jain writers and almost exactly the same references in tenor to the occupation of the Brähman are found in old Tamil Jain works but Manimekhalai ridicules the celebration by the Brahmana of the sacrifices by inflicting pain upon the animals sacrificed.
P. 56. Brähmanism in the Tamil country, had for one of its specific objects an exhibition of the heretical character of the sister religions, Buddhism and Jainism.
P. 60. With the spread of Buddhism and Jainism there was a collateral development of the orthodox Brahmanism in the middle country of northern India seems warranted by the position of these religions in the Tamil country.
P. 61. Häthigumphã inscription of Kharavela refers to the sending of tribute from the Pandya country. These presents were sent over sea. This fact establishes communication between Kalinga and South.
P. 74. Jain sutras refer to the meeting of Mahavira with the Ajivaka Makhali Gosāla in Nalanda; and their residence in Paniyabhūmi, which was in Vajjabhumi, one of the two divisions of Ludha.
Pp. 102-104. The religious condition of South India was one of complete freedom-there were Buddhists and Jains pursuing peacefully each sect its own particular persuasion but Hinduism was the dominant religion. In the Chola & the Pandya Kingdoms, all of these co-existing and it is difficult to infer what exactly was the particular leaning of the monarch for the time being.
P. 111. The natural development of the (Bhakti) religious ferment led to the rising of Buddhism and Jainism in the east. When the Bhakti religion (or devotion to a personal god) arose there was a tendency amongst the people to give up worldly life and reside in forests or mountains. Even Buddhism and Jainism considered an ascetic life to be indispensable.
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