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.
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.
Paul Dundas is Reader in Sanskrit at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. His research interests include Middle Indo-Aryan philology, Jainism and Sanskrit court poetry. His previous book, The Jains, is also available from Routledge.
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Introduction: The Background to the Tapa Gaccha 1. The Uplifting of Morality: Lineage History and the Beginnings of the Tapa Gaccha 2. From Monk to God: The Transformation of Hiravijayasuri 3. Unlocking the Casket: Tapa Gaccha Attitudes to Scripture and Exegesis 4. Digging Up the Roots of Deviance: Tapa Gaccha Perspectives on Heresy 5. Drops of Water in the Ocean of Jainism: The Dispute within the Tapa Gaccha Concerning Inclusivism. Afterword. Appendix 1: Primary sources for Chapter One. Appendix 2: List of Suris of the Tapa Gaccha. Glossary. Bibliography
Introduction: The Background to the Tapa Gaccha 1. The Uplifting of Morality: Lineage History and the Beginnings of the Tapa Gaccha 2. From Monk to God: The Transformation of Hiravijayasuri 3. Unlocking the Casket: Tapa Gaccha Attitudes to Scripture and Exegesis 4. Digging Up the Roots of Deviance: Tapa Gaccha Perspectives on Heresy 5. Drops of Water in the Ocean of Jainism: The Dispute within the Tapa Gaccha Concerning Inclusivism. Afterword. Appendix 1: Primary sources for Chapter One. Appendix 2: List of Suris of the Tapa Gaccha. Glossary. Bibliography
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