Jaina Philosophy Historical Outline

Author(s): Narendra Nath Bhattacharya
Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publisher's Pvt Ltd New Delhi

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CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS PREFACE
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PART ONE INTRODUCTION
The Jains as they are 1 Researches on Jainism 8 Literary Sources 17 Archaeological Sources: Architecture and Sculpture 29 Archaeological Sources: The Epigraphs 37 Pārsva and Mahāvīra 44 Ecclesiastical History 47
PART TWO THE INCIPIENT STAGE
The Prehistory of Jainism 51 The Historical Background 54 Material Basis of the Great Intellectual Movement 59 The Conflicts in the History of Indian Thought 62 Contemporary Philosophical Schools 64 Pūraņa Kassapa 69 Pakudha Kaccāyana 72 Makkhali Gosāla 75 Sañjaya Belaţthiputta 78 Ajita Kesakambalin 79 Social Experiences of Mahāvīra 80 The Social Basis of Jain Ethics 84
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PART THREE THE SOPHISTICATED STAGE
Jainism and Indian Philosophical Tradition Jain Atheism 93
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