The Jaina sources of the history of ancient India (100 B.C.-A.D.900).

Author/Creator:

Jaina, Jyotiprasāda

Publication/Creation:

Delhi : Munshi Ram Manohar Lal, [1964]

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

[1st edition].

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Full Title:

The Jaina sources of the history of ancient India (100 B.C.-A.D.900).

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Jaina literature--History and criticism
India--History--324 B.C.-1000 A.D.--Sources

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

1. The Jaina sources of history -- 2. The date of Mahāvīra's nirvāna -- 3. The vikrama era -- 4. The śaka era -- 5. The earlier śaka era -- 6. The Sarasvatī movement -- 7. The pioneers and early authors -- 8. The great masters -- 9. The age of the logicians -- 10. Authors of the Rastrakuta age -- 11. The later political, historical and story literature -- 12. The cultural contribution of the Jainas -- Appendix A. Dynastic chronology from Mahāvīra's nirvāna to M.E. 1000 -- Appendix B. Pontifical genealogy of Mahāvīra's successors.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xiv, 321 pages ; 23 cm

General Note:

Ingalls Sanskrit Library.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990005550740302486

OCLC Number:

00350541

Barcode:

010001184978