Jainism

This book is a multi-faceted, thorough, and yet compact introduction to Jainism. It presents the history and scripture of Jainism, a religion that originated in ancient India and still exists today. A work of primarily philological nature, giving a close look at the history and development of Jain scriptural traditions based out of the tradition of German Indology, this accessible introduction is available for the first time for an English-speaking audience. Readers will encounter an accessible,