The Jaina Sutras (SBE Vol. 45) Vani Prakashan Every decade brings technological innovations

Every decade brings technological innovations on an unimaginable scale

for without a careful examination of all the prayers of the Vedas

This book offers an overview of the emergence of Bodh Gaya as a sacred site within Gaya Dharmak It contextualizes the different encounters

Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Translation 51 Text 215 Abbreviations and Bibilography 291

Narasimhavatara mudra 150 366

The Jaina Sutras (SBE Vol. 45) Vani Prakashan Every decade brings technological innovationsTen years have elapsed since the first part of my translation of Gaina Sutras appeared. During that decennium many and very important additions to our knowledge of Gainism and its history have been made by a small number of excellent scholars. The text of the canonical books, together with good commentaries in Sanskrit and Guzerati, has been made accessible in fair editions published by native scholars in India. Critical editions of two of them have