Jainism and the Temples of Mount Abu and Ranakpur
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8172340125
Length
112p., Plates; Bibliography; 30cm.
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Little is known about the Jain faith outside India, for the small Jain community has formed a gentle stream within the strong currents of the Indian mainstream. Though it shares many of its tenets with Hinduism, and is a contemporary of Buddhism, Jainism preaches an austere lifestyle, and has a philosophy all its own. However, Jain extravagance is unleashed when its temples where the architectural excellence and the sculptures are rendered as paeans of design ...
