Jainism in Early Medieval Karnataka
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Binding : Paperback
Pages : 176
Edition : 1st
Size : 5.5" x 8.5"
Condition : New
Language : English
Weight : 0.0-0.5 kg
Publication Year: 2008
Country of Origin : India
Territorial Rights : Worldwide
Reading Age : 13 years and up
HSN Code : 49011010 (Printed Books)
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
From the time of the Mauryas Jainism was an important factor in the religious life of the area formerly known as Mysore (now Karnataka). The Jains were pioneers in the development of the kannada language, and they contributed greatly to many aspects of the cultural life of the region. This work is the result of the research (for Ph.D thesis of the author) into the religious history of the Jainas in Karnataka who dominated the political and cultural life of Karnataka for about one thousand years during the early medieval period. Based on an analytical study of literary and epigraphic sources, it attempts to explain the prevalence of image worship, tantrism, priesthood and ritualistic formation which characterized Karnataka Jainism in the early medieval period. The book also seeks to examine the social and economic basis of Jaina monasteries in all parts of the Kannada region.
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