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These evidences go to prove that the worship of Lord Nemi Nath or Arist Nemi, was established in the post Mahabharata days long before the advent of Lord Paras Nath and Lord Mahavira.
Even the reputed Vedic scholars like Prof V. P. Vadyar and Sri Radha Krishna accepted the existence of Jainism parallel to Vedic religion in India. Sri Radha Krishna writes: "The Yajurvede mentions the names of three Tirthankaras, Rishabha, Ajit Nath and Arist Nemi'. Prof J. C. Vidyalankar says :
"We are tempted to think that our country was named Bharata varsha after the name of Bharata son of Rishabha Nath,and not son of Sl13kuntla and Dushyanta who are either legendary figures or some prehistoric persons".
The epoch-making discovery of the prehis. toric Indus Valley civilization of Mohanjodaro and Harappa further brings to light the antiquity of Jainism. Sir John Marshall, Prof. Ram Prasad Chandra, Prof. Pran Nath, Prof. S. Sri Kanta Sashtri have all held this Indus Valley civilization as Non-Vedic and Pre-Vedic.
Massy made figures with signs of Bull on several images found in these excuvations
