CONTENTS:-
I. INTRODUCTORY:
Definition.
Antiquity.
Description.
Special Feature.
Jainological Studies in Modern Times.
II. THE TWENTY-FOUR TIRTHANKARAS:
Cycle of Time.
The Enjoying Age and the Fourteen Kulakaras.
The Dawn of Civilization and the Age of Action.
Traditional Account of the Tirthankaras from Rsabha to Mahavira Revival of Sramana Dharma in Post-Mahabharata or Later Vedic Age and the Contribution to It of the Last Three Tirthankaras, Aristanemi, Parsva and Mahavira.
III. HISTORY OF JAINISM AFTER MAHAVIRA:
Internal History of the Church.
Spread and Expansion.
Royal Patronage and Popular Support.
Vicissitudes of Fortune.
IV. THE DOCTRINE:
Dharma Defined.
Metaphysics and Ontology.
Substances, Qualities and Modes.
Cosmology and Cosmography.
Classes of Jivas.
Samsara and Transmigration.
Doctrine of Karman.
Seven Tattvas.
Fourteen Stages of Spiritual Development.
Liberation (Nirvana).
Divinity.
Pragmatic Optimism.
V. THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE:
Cognition (Jnana and Darsana).
Kinds.
Feelings, Emotions & Passions.
Lesyas.
Logic and Dialectics.
Pramana and Nayas (Viewpoints).
Theory of Causation.
Seven Predicational Modes.
Anckanta and Syadvada.
VI. THE PATH:
Three Spiritual Jewels (Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct.
Code for the Laity, Lay Seekers, Their Kinds.
Twelve Vows.
Six Daily Duties.
Eleven Stages.
(Pratimas).
Rules of Asceticism.
Dhyana and Yoga.
Sallekhana.
Ahirhsa.
Resume.
VII. WORSHIP, FASTS AND FESTIVALS:
Worship.
Objects of Worship, Form and Ritual.
Socio-religious Ceremonies.
Symbols and Tokens.
Fasts, Festivals and Fairs.
VIII. PLACES OF PILGRIMAGE:
Pilgrimage.
Categories of Holy Places.
Important Places of Pilgrimage.
IX. ART AND ARCHITECTURE:
The Images.
The Stupa Architecture.
The Caves.
The Temple Architecture.
The Paintings.
X. LITERATURE:
Genesis of Jaina Literature.
Languages, Forms, Styles and Subjects.
Religious and Secular Evaluation.
XI. EPILOGUE:
Conclusion.
Eternal and Universal Character.
Message and Hope.
