Preliminary note F. W. Thomas; Preface; Bibliographical note; Introduction and history; Part I. Outlines: 1. Theology; 2. Metaphysics; 3. Ethics; 4. Ritual; Part II. Texts: 1. Theology; 2. Metaphysics; Appendix 1. Jain logic; Appendix 2. Cosmogony, cosmology, astronomy; Appendix 3. Sixty-three great persons, etc.; Appendix 4. 143 qualities, etc., of saintly souls; Appendix 5. The ancient Jaina sacred literature; Index.
This 1940 second edition of a 1916 original was written to provide an accessible English introduction to Jainism.
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