The volume presents the text of the Paryusana-Kalpasutra based on a profusely illustrated manuscript (fifteenth century CE) seen as perhaps the oldest paper manuscript of the text in the collection of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune. It begins with a detailed introduction that views the history of Jaina miniature writing, Jainism, and aspects related to painting such as the technique of painting, colours used, the painting process, subjects ...
