1932 Jainism in North India 800 B.C. - A.D. 526

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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

First edition. Very scarce. From the Studies in Indian History of the Indian Historical Research Institute at St. Xavier's College, Bombay. Number six. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, five colour plates with tissue guards, nineteen black-and-white plates, and two maps. Collated complete. A detailed history of Jainism, an ancient Indian religion emphasizing non-violence and spiritual liberation through self-discipline and minimizing harm to all living beings, including plants and animals. With chapters on Mahavira and his times, Jainism in the royal families, Jainism in Kalinga-Desa, Mathura inscriptions, the Gupta period, and Jainism in the literature and art of the North. Written by Chimanlal J. Shah, an Indian author and scholar. With a foreword by Enric Heras de Sicars, known by his anglicised name Henry Heras, a Spanish-Indian Jesuit priest, archeologist and historian based in India.