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(pbysicians) who nevor prescribed alcobolic and fleshy medicines and condemned meat diet.
3. In the islands of Kamboj, Java, Malaya eto. the Indian settlers were strictly vegetarians and never offered animal sacrifices.
4. The word "Jina' was used as synonymous to Buddha'.
5. The images of Buddba which has been found there, are different than those found else - where and bear resemblance to the images of Tirthankaras. Tboy appear pude, having no sign of Yajoopavita tbread. The numerical significance of some Chaityalas, as being 52, seems to bear a remarkable reference to Join tradition in which 53 Chaitgalas of Nandishwar-dvipa are worsbir ped thrice a year during the Ashtadh ka festival
6. Aa inscription belonging to about 9th century A. D. refers to Lord Parsvanatha the 23rd Tirthank ara. It mencions & so the Jaina work on medicine called Kalyana Karaka.'
7. Some opening verses of devotion in certain inscriptions betray the Jaina mode of obeisance.
8. The legends of Ramayana and Mahabharata sculptured there are more in agreement to the Jaina version of these opios.
Viewing above fasts, it seems most probable that Jainism was the early religion of tbe Indian immigrants who settled in Indonesia and other islands.
17. Iran (Persia ): To the Indians; the modern country of Porsia or Iran was known by tbe name of Parasya. It is mentioned along with Arabia in the Jaina "Prasbna Vyakarana-Sutra" (Hyderabad edition p 24) which proves that Join&s were in contact with Persia since & very remote period. The Jainas being great seafarers used to go to Persia and took their sips laden with all kinds of merchandiae. Ayala was a great merchant of Ujjain, wbo went to Persia and thence to the port of Venyalala. Jajnacharya Kalaka also visited the country of Parsya. Pabalva was a province of Paraya, 1. Avashyake-Churni. P, 448
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