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ARHAT PĀRŚVA AND DHARŅENDRA NEXUS-edited by M. A Dhaky, published by L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad and B. L Institute of Indology, Delhi. First edition 1997, Total Pages I to XIV and 1 to 148, plates 67, Price Rs. 600/Prof M A. Dhaky has edited the present volume The material presented is vast and truly encyclopaedic The volume embodies the papers read at the Seminar held at B L Institute of Indology, on Arhat Pārsva and Dharnendra Nexus The papers discuss Pārsva's history, teachings, doctrines and monastic discipline of hus sect and the plausible factors behind the connection of Dharanendra with Pārsva have been investigated Moreover, the surveys of the epigraphical as well as scriptural material related to Jina Pārśva have been included There are in total fourteen research papers out of which two are in Hindi The details of some of the papers are as follows In an introductory estimation of Arhat Pārsva and Dharanendra Nexus, the sources which include the details of Jinas including Pārsva as reflected in the Northern and Southern Nirgrantha tradition are narrated Information about Pārsva--his birth, parents, height complexion etc, is given along with the other details of his sect In the teachings of Arhat Pārsva and the distinctness of his sect, inscriptional and literary evidence of Arhat Pārsva and Jina Vardhamana Mahāvīra is given Philosophical and ethical views of Arhat Pārsva have been descnbed The teachings of Pārsva in Isibhāstyāma text compiled in circa 1st century BC has been explained with due reasons It contains discussion about the nature and different planes of the world [loka), the meaning and different forms of motion (gati) and Karma philosophy The essence of the doctrines and ethical teachings of Pārsva as embodied and exposited in Isıbhāsıyālm has been summarized Moreover, the teachings of Pārsva presented in the Sūtrakrtānga, the Uttaradhyayana, and the Vyākhyāprajñaptı, have been elaborated The facts about Pārsva, as noted in the Paryusana-Kalpa, like the dates and names of five Kalyānakas, names of his eight Ganadharas and the number of his disciples etc, are mentioned in the Jaina canonical literature "Arhat Pārsva with Dharanendra in hymnic Literature" gives the historical background of the hymnic Literature which includes the time, language and composers of the hymns About 25 citations from the different hymns With details have been presented
