Jainism in North India

Author(s): Chimanlal J Shah
Publisher: Longmans Green and Compny London

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. JAINISM BEFORE MAHAVIRA
Indication of the term Jainism Origin of Jaınışın
Traditional claim to antiquity higher than modern criticism admits Pārsva and Mahavira considered historical personages
Grounds of Parsva's historicity
Early references to Jainism in Buddhist literature
Connection between the Jaina church of Parsva and Mahavira
References to Jamism in Hindu literature
Modern scholars on the antiquity of Jainism
CHAPTER II. MAHAVIRA AND HIS TIMES
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Some details about Pārsva
Mahavira comes two hundred and fifty years after Parsva
A great flourish of religion in India
Increasing influence of the Brahmans and the privileges of the caste system Virtual ending with Mahavira and Buddha of the abuses begotten of the privileges of the caste system
No anti-Brahman prejudices at the root of this great Indian revolution A gradual change in the history of Indian thought and outlook on life
II
Jainism in general
Life of Mahivira
Exchange of embryo.
Mahavira's parents are worshippers of Parsva and followers of the Sramanas
Ascetic career of Mahavira
Mahavira's nudity and the interpretation of the Jains canon.
Mahavira's wanderings covered a wide area The date of Mahavira's Nirtana
Origin of the world according to the Jainas Jinns, the spiritual leaders of the Jainas
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