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LITERATURE AND ART OF THE JAINS
and is distributed from small bowls. Milk and water are also poured out from small bowls.
The paints are durable and such utensils serve their masters for a long time.
As regards artistic handicrafts, Jains have mainly developed jeweller's art. Many Jains are engaged in the trade of gold ornaments and jewellery ornaments and that is why the pro duction of these ornaments is often concentrated in their hands.