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Oriental Research Institute, Arrah. It is in English. Its counterpart is the Jaina Siddhanta Bhaskar, in Hindi and is published by the same Institute as a six monthly. Both the Antiquary and the Bhaskar are combined in the same volume e.g. the first part of the 17th volume is the Bhaskar and the second part is the Antiquary.
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Jain Antiquary is indexed in Index India, and in Guide to Indian Periodical Literature.
2. Voice of Ahimsa: An international magazine of Ahimsa (Non-Violence), Monthly, Alingan (U.P.), World Jain Mission, It gives
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Indexed in Index India from 1969 onwards. special emphasis on Jainism.
3. Jain Journal: A quarterly on Jainology. Quarterly. Calcutta 1966. Indexed in Guide to Indian Periodicals and in Index India.
It contains articles and other contributions on all aspects of Jainology.
4. Oriental Institute, Journal: Quarterly. Baroda, Director, Oriental Institute, M. S. University of Baroda, 1951. Indexed in Guide to Indian Periodical Literature, in Index India, and in Praci Jyoti. Jainism here forms a part of the study of Indology.
Apart from these, there have been a few special reference (Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias) works also giving information on Jainism.
1. Jainagam Sabda Sangraha: Compiled by Ratna Chandra. Kathiawad, Sanghvi, Gulabchand, 1929.
2. Jaina Laksanavali: An authentic and descriptive dictionary of Jain philosophical terms. Edited by Balchandra Siddhanta shastri, Delhi, Vir Sewa Mandir, 1972. It forms a part of the Vir Sewa Mandir series. It is planned as a multivolumed dictionary. Only the first volume is available in the Bombay University Library. Here, the definitions of terms are taken verbatim from the scriptures.
3. The Encyclopaedia of Philosophy: In 8 volumes. Editorin-Chief Paul Edwards, New York, The Macmillan Company and the Free Press, London, Collier-Macmillan Limited, 1967. Signed articles with bibliographies at the end. Information is scattered in the index in the 8th volume, e.g. under Jainism, Karma Jainism, etc.
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4. Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: In 13 volumes. Edited by James Hastings, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. 3rd impression. General Index, in the last volume, gives all information on Jainism at on place, under Jains, Jainas, Jainism. So reference is easier.
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However, it should be noted that there is no special encyclopaedia on Jainism alone, as there are Encyclopaedia on
