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(v) Art & Architecture-According to Dr. Guirenot, "Indian art owes to Jains a number of remarkable monuments and in architecture their achievements are greater still?". According to Mr. Walhouse, The whole capital and canopy of Jain pillars are a wonder of light, elegant lightly decorated stone work3. Udaigiri caves of Orissa and architectural finds of Kushan age of Mathura are Jain objects of rare beauty, which have won world's praise5 In the words of K. Narayana Iyengar, Ag. Director of Archaeology, "the Gomatesvara Colossus (5 ft. high of 983 A.D.) is not only a National heritage but is aleo considered as one of the Wonders of the World". Splendid Jain temples of Abu are marvellous." One of these namly Adinatha was built in 1031 by Vimlasha minister of Bhim deva and other of Neminatha by Tejpal minister in 1230 are superfine architectural wonders. Palitana in Gujrat is known as; 'the city of temples' since it containe no less than 3000 Jain temples Rish bhadeva's temple at Ajmer, which took 25 years for the Jaipur artists to depict is a specimen of the finest architecture. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru paid it visit in 1945 and said, "It is a museum of an unusal mind from which one can learn something Not only about Jain Philosphy and out-look, but also about Indian Art"."
(w) Logic-According to Shri Tukol, "Jainam reached
1. Indian Collections, Museum, Fine Arts, Boston Vol. IV. P. 33. Ch. La Religion Djaina by Guerinot. P. 279.
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Walhouse: Indian Antiquary. Vol. V. P. 39.
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Jain Stupa & Antiquities of Mathura, U. P. Govt. Press. 5. World Problem and Jainism (World J. Mission) PP. 6—7.
6. Glory of Gommatesvara ( Murcury Publishing House, Madras 10) P. XII.
7. "Dilawar Temples." (Govt. of India) Publication Division, Civil Lines, Delhi.
8. Digamber Jain (Surat) Vol: IX. P. 72 H.
9. Hindustan Times, New Delhi (June 20, 1953) P. 8,
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