Unknown Pilgrims

Author(s): N Shanta
Publisher: Sri Satguru Publications Delhi

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The Unknown Pilgrims
PART I A BRIEF SURVEY OF A LONG TRADITION
Introduction 1. Some essential notions: Tirthankara,
Utsarpiņi-avasarpi, Dharma, Bhakti 2. General survey: Religious tradition, History,
Outline of Part I 3. The voice of the Sādhvis
Chapter 1. Prelude
A- Adinātha and Brāhmi-Sundari B - Mallinātha C - Neminātha and Rājimati
100 103
110
Chapter 2. The Gods named him Mahavira, the Great Hero 107
A - Pārsvanātha and Puspacūlä B - Mahavira and Candanā
115 C - After the Master's nirvāna
128
Chapter 3. The followers of "The Ever-Growing One":
Growth, decline and continuity A - At the birth-place of Lord Krşņa: Mathurā
136 154
B - Who are the Bhattārakas?
167
C - From the foothills of the Himālayas to Holy Mount Ābū
a) In Alamodā district b) The Māturagaccha c) The Dilli-Jayapuraśākhā d) The Jesalmera manuscripts e) Some learned Sādhvis f) On Holy Mount Abu
174 174 174 175 176 181 186
D - In the land of the great Acarya Hemacandra
a) The Niśitha-cūrņi b) The Sürataśākhā and the idaraśākhā c) Reforms
190 192 198 200