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66 : JAINS TODAY IN THE WORLD "De Montfort University "in Leicester, on "Indian Civilisation" at La Sorbonne University in Paris, etc.
English, in Fire
At last, numerous sites are now on the web (some are mentioned in the annexes) giving plenty of information, particularly in Hindi, in
nglish, in French on the different aspects of Jainism. The BBC has also recently launched a new website on the matter. Jainism is very clearly a living religion to which modern writers, scholars, students, searchers, readers, listeners, web "travellers" manifest a continuous and actual interest for Mahāvīra's teachings enshrined in the sacred books and literature mentioned above.
Note: Translations in English by Herman Jacobi of the "Ācārānga-sūtra", and the "Kalpasūtra "(lives of the Jina, life of the Sthavira and rules for Yati) together with those of the "Uttarādhyayana-sūtra" and the Sūtrakıtānga-sūtra" are on the web site: http://www.sacred-texts.com/jain/index.htm
Other sacred books, like the "Tattvārtha-sūtra” the "Samaņasuttam", the "Samayasāra ", the "Niyamasāra " the "Astapāhuţa", the "Pravacanasāra ", the "Dravya-saṁgraha ", the "Şafkhandāgama ", the "Puruşārtha-siddhyupāya" and various others like, "Jaina-sútra " are on the web site: http://www.jainworld.com
Some of these texts are translated in different world languages on the web site: http://www.jainworld.com. For my own part I have made French translations of them and of different other themes on that web site devoted to Jainism like: lifes of the 24 Tirthankara, main rites in temples, Jain community, Jains in India and abroad, Jain festivals, pilgrimages, sacred places, austerities, Jain temples etc.
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