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other saints are doing Dhyan Meditation. It is inter preted that it is connected with 1 the Jains. The script on the top could not be read uptill now."
Ilnd slide is depicting nude figure in Kayotsarg poisture. This too speaks of connectivity with Jain culture. It was found from Harappa. None except Jains have a message of nudity.
IlIrd slide is the inscription of Kharavela on Udaigirihills which tells us that powerful king Kharavela ruled Kalinga, defeated yavans and safeguarded the freedom of the country and brought back the Kalinga Jin murti of Adinath from Magadh. (Details are given in History of Kharavela)
IVth side is of king Kharavela with his two queens who took many steps for the 1 welfare of the society. 1 Vth is the slide of caves made at Udigiri-Khandgiri for the saints as many monks I were leaving in udayagir & Khandgiri hills and it was a great centre of Jain teachings.
Vi the is the slide of sirkap Stupa located in Taxshila. Sirkap stupa has double? headed eagle which is similar to found in Mathura and other Jain architeactural remains. Taxshila was well developed in 4th century BC before the arrival of Allexander.
VII th is the slide of Ayagpatta depicting form of stupa, exccavated from Kankali tila Mathura. In Vividh Tirth Kalpa by Haribhadrasuri it has been mentioned that there was golden stupa at Mathura devoted to Suparshvanath which was renovated during the period of Parshwanath and which was visited by Kharavela also.
Villth is the slide of picture of Parshwanath. A very old image made of kansa (Alloy of coper & Tin) preserved in Bombay Museum. Its right hand and serpent canopy have been damaged. It is also not known from where it was found but its ! style and form resemble to that of Harappa seal of dancer. This means that the image was built in mohanjodero style and techinqne. This is also sure that it must have been built after 877 Bc. 777Bc. which is the birth and death year of Bhagwan Parshwanath.
These are few architecultural evidences which act as the links between pre Mahavira Jain History. These evidences of Jain History of past.
The sixth forgotten link is that Jains could not make it clear as to why Jains were in such small number inspite of its strong philosophical and political background? The apparent reason is that change of religion is never proposed by power and purse by Jains. It is personal vigilance which makes a person Jain.
Although Jainism was followed by chain of emprerors in different periods and political and economic controls were in the hands of Jains but Jain Sangh was always limited. Perhaps Jainism never preached and under took change of religion (Dharma pariwartan) by power. It believed in self (Atama) development and all those who believed in Jain thought became the part of Jain Sangh.
Jains followed Ahimsa-accepting the existance of all living beings. (Hence, use of sword and power in preaching relegion was never used,) and parallely they believed in Anekant and Syadvad means Jains never hated others religious thoughts
