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1884
JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
Various references to Kavi Parameśvara from Kannada and Sanskrit literature are put together, and it is shown that he definitely flourished earlier than A. D. 837. It is for the first time that certain quotations attributed to him are brought to light, and is surmised that the original work must have been in an admixture of prose and verse.
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S. A. JAIN-What Jainism can do for the world? Madras, 1947. P. 20.
The author discusses here the Jain view points of Truth, Spirit and Matter, Soul and Jain Religion and Philosophy in relation to the world.
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V. R. Ramachandra DIKSHITAR-Some aspects of the Kural polity. (BharataKaumudi, pt. ii; Allahabad, 1947).
Pp. 1095-1106. Tirukkral or Kural, a tamil composition of the first century B. C. which has been quoted as an authority by the author of the celebrated Tamil epic Silappadikaram of the second century A. D. It is a great work dealing with moral and ethical principles. It deals with dharma, artha and kama. The largest portion of the book is devoted to a critical examination of the polity of the Tamils. It is not a sectarian work but a cosmopolitan treatise written to suit all ages and all countries. Aural envisages a well established kingdom, the form of government advocated is constitutional monarchy based upon the entire will of the people. The Kural polity points to six limbs of the kingdom, the army, the people, the treasury, the ministry, the allies and the fortification. It mentions the institution of ambassador and spies.
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Shree Chand RAMPURIA-The cult of Ahimsa. (A Jain view point); Calcutta, 1947; P. 70.
Here the author discusses various aspects of Ahimsa from Jain view point.
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S. Vaiyapuri PILLAI-Tolkappiyar's Religion. (Bharata-Kaumudi; Part II, Allahabad, 1947).
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