Jainism

Author(s): Vallabh Smarak Nidhi
Publisher: Vallabh Smarak Nidhi

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works on Rhetoric. Ramchndra, Yashaschandra and Hemchandra have contributed many works to ths Sanskrit Drama.
The Jain writers have written many works on Mythology. The Jain Ramayan and the त्रिषष्टिशलाका पुरूष चरिय of Hemchandra are famous.
The special feature of Jain Mythological writer is that their works do not contain the exaggerated accounts, so often found in Hindu Ramayan, Purans and Mababharat. The Jain Mythology depicts the beroes in their true colours. According to Jains, Rawan was not a demon and had but only one head and Hanuman and his followers were not monkeys, but wer a class of men caleld Vanars.
Bhadrabahu, Padmaprabhasuri, Narayanchandra and others are famous for writing works on Astrology.
The Jains have produced great Mathematicians also. The work of Mahaviracharya on Mathematics has been recently brought to light by M. Rangacharya of Madras. It is a very scholarly work and tbrows much light upon the subject of oriental Mathematics. Professor David Eugen Smith, Professor of Mathematics of Columbia University, Teachers College of