Jinamanjari 2001 04 No 23

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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kings of Bādāmi and progenitor of Rāştrakūta dynasty, moved south from Ellorā. Subhatunga Indra during his time had commissioned famous Jain center at Vātgrāma. He was the father of Dantidurga who in fact along with his uncle Krishna-I had upstaged the Cālukya king Kirtivarma-II in 753 C.E. and firmly had established Rāștrakūta supremacy over southern India. In subsequent years, fine Vāțgrāma Jain university came into existence and extensive research was done there on Āgamic works by notable scholars like Virasena and Jinasena produced stupendous commentary on the Șatkhandāgama. By the time of Amõghavarşa (814-78 C.E.) an independent Rāştrakūța principality was established in Gujrat, and the ascendancy of Jaina religion under the Rāştrakūțas was fast drawn to its zenith. Thus, "the Râştrakūța monarchs carried further the chariot of Jinadharma from where the Gangas and Bādāmi Cālukyas had left it." Chapters on feudatories, Sankrit and Prākrit literature, Sangha and Art and Architecture further present the depth and intensity of the growth of Jain religion under feudatory rulers and general public
This is a valuable contribution to the study of the history of the Rāştrakūtas, and also of Jain religion in the annals of Indian history.
Springs of Jaina Wisdom. By Dulichand Jain. S.C.P.J.S.Mandir, Bhupatwala, Haridwar, UP - 241410, 1999.
The booklet contains a collection of 230 aphorisms selected from Jain Agamic texts. They deal about soul, knowledge, conduct, liberation, passions, mind, karma, reflections, faith, and so on. But aphorism selection appears to be from non-Prākrit editions. No source reference is given.
Jain Agam. A Quarterly Ed. Dr. Jagdish Prasad Jain. A Publication of Jain Mission E-155 Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019.
Papers and articles and News /Views /Reviews related to Jainism are published both in Hindi and English. It appears to be a new launch. Jinamañjari cordially welcomes its arrival. Review by Siri Kumar is an Honors Graduate in Mass Communication from York University, Canada.
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