History, Scripture and Controversy in a Medieval Jain Sect |
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| Author:
| Dundas, Paul |
| Series title: | Routledge Advances in Jaina Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-37611-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $190.00 |
Book Description:
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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.