Outline of Avasyaka Literature

Author(s): Ernst Leumann, George Baumann
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Ernst leumann (1859-1931) was a pioneer scholar of Jain studies, whose achievements were known also in Gujarat. The present volume contains the English translation of one of his seminal and prophetic works, the Übersicht über die Āvaśyaka-Literatur, preceded by a detailed introduction. In this intricate book, all the components of what makes the Āvaśyaka corpus, with Pratikramana at the centre, are investigated in their historical and textual developments.