Jainism and Prakrit in Ancient and Medieval India: Essays for Prof. Jagdish Chandra Jain

Akbar Amṛtacandra Ancient India appears ascetic Aśoka Aśokan inscriptions Ba'uji Bengal Bihar Bombay Brāhmaṇa Brahmanical Buddha Buddhist Calcutta canonical century A.D. commentary culture deities Delhi Deśī dharma dialect Digambara doctrine early Edicts edition evidence gāthās goddess Gujarat Haribhadra Hindi Hindu Ibid images important Indology J.C. Jain Jagdish Chandra Jain Jain Jain monks Jaina Jainism Jina Jinasena jīva Jvālinī Kalpa Kannada karma Kiel king knowledge Kṛṣṇa Kṣatriya Kundakunda Kuṣāṇa language liberated Magadha Mahābhārata Mahāvīra Mathura medieval mentioned mystic nāṭaka Nirgrantha north India op.cit Pali Pārsvanatha Patañjali period person philosophy Prakrit Prakrit Literature Professor Jain Purāṇa Pūrva Purāṇa refers region religion religious Samaraichchakahā Samayasāra Sanskrit Sarāks scholars sect story supreme soul Sūtra Svetambara texts Tirthankara trade tradition translation University urban centre Varanasi various Vasudevahindi Vedas Vedic verse vinaya worship Yakṣa Yes Yes