The Jains
by Dundas, Paul
The Indian religion of Jainism, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism.
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- Full title :The Jains / Paul Dundas.
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The Indian religion of Jainism, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism.
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- Publication Date:2002.
- Edition:2. ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2002.
Notes
E-bok.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (PDF (369 p.)).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780203398272, 0203398270
- oclc:ocn938859629
- LC Classification:BL1351.3.D86 2002eb
- Dewey Decimal:294.4
Table of Contents
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface to the second edition; A note on transliteration and pronunciation; Introduction; The fordmakers; The Digambaras and the vetambaras; Scriptures; Doctrine; History: from early times to the late medieval period; The ascetic; The lay person; Jain relativism and attitudes towards Hinduism and Buddhism; Recent developments; Glossary; Notes; Sources in Sanskrit and Prakrit; Bibliography of secondary sources; Index.
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