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9780203966754

History, Scripture and Controversy in a Medieval Jain Sect

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    9780203966754

  • ISBN10:

    0203966759

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2018-12-07
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Summary

Examining the history and intellectual activity of the medieval Svetambara Jain renunciant order, the Tapa Gaccha, this book focuses on the consolidation by the Tapa Gaccha from the thirteenth century of its identity as the leading Svetambara order.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Background to the Tapa Gaccha
The Uplifting of Morality: Lineage History and the Beginnings of the Tapa Gaccha
From Monk to God: The Transformation of Hiravijayasuri
Unlocking the Casket: Tapa Gaccha Attitudes to Scripture and Exegesis
Digging Up the Roots of Deviance: Tapa Gaccha Perspectives on Heresy
Drops of Water in the Ocean of Jainism: The Dispute within the Tapa Gaccha Concerning Inclusivism
Afterword
Primary sources for Chapter One
List of Suris of the Tapa Gaccha
Glossary
Bibliography
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