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Index
Chapter I HISTORY OF JAINISM
13 Ancient Shramana or Arhat Tradition - 13 Antiquity of Jaina Tradition – 16 Jainism and Hinduism - 18 Jainism and Buddhism – 24 Development of the Concept of Tirthankara – 29 The Origin of the Śramapa Stream - 31 Psychological Basis for Origin of śramaņicTradition – 32 Philosophical & Cultural Components of Śramanic and Vedic Religions – 35 Śramanic Religions & Their Evolutionary Journey - 38 Confluence of Vedic and Sramanic Cultures - 39 The Contribution of Jainism to Vedic Religion - 50 Proclamation of Equality of Man - 52 Independence of Man – 53 Freedom from Obscurantism (Orthodoxy) - 54 New Meaning of Brahmana – 54 The Spiritual Meaning of Yajna – 55 Spiritual Interpretation of Rituals - 57 History of Nirgrantha Tradition - 58 Teachings of Arhat Pārsvanatha & Distinctness of His Sect - 60 Teachings of Pārsvanatha in Isibhasiyam - 62 Teachings of Parsvanatha in Other Canonical Works – 67 Distinciness of Parsvanatha's Sect - 68
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Jainism and its History
