Vijaya Dharma Suri
Vijaya Dharma Suri
His Life and Work
A. J. Sunavala
F. W. Thomas
F. W. Thomas
July 2016
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Originally published in 1922, this book presents a study regarding the life and work of the Jain monk Vijaya Dharma Sūri. The text provides an insight into the life of its subject and Jainism as a whole. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Jainism and religious studies more generally.
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July 2016Paperback
9781316612750
86 pages
203 × 127 × 5 mm
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Table of Contents
- Prefatory note F. W. Thomas
- 1. Introductory
- 2. General considerations
- 3. Birth and early years
- 4. Renunciation
- 5. Preparation for a great mission
- 6. Commencement of a triumphal tour
- 7. The Yashovijaya Jaina Pāthashālāat at Benares
- 8. The monk at the cour t of the Mahārāja of Benares
- 9. The Sanātana Dharma Mahāsabhā at Allahabad and the pilgrimage to the Jain Tīrthas of Bihār
- 9. Mission in Bengal
- 11. Consecration of monks
- 12. Shātravishārada Jaināchārya
- 13. The Jain Āchārya and Western scholars
- 14. Jainism, ancient and modern. Revival of Jain learning and culture - the end and the means
- 15. The life of the monk and its lessons
- 16. Vijaya Dharma Sūri as a monk, a scholar and a preacher
- 17. Literary activity and its results
- 18. Conclusion - an ideal monk.
