The Jaina Sutras (SBE Vol. 45) Vani Prakashan Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Translation

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

to think of religions as different is a matter of relative indifference

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

an attempt has been made to reduce these difficulties to the minimum without prejudice to the main purpose of Presenting an adequate idea of the Upanishad content

The Jaina Sutras (SBE Vol. 45) Vani Prakashan Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 TranslationTen 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