num_pages: 336
description: The Lives of the Jain Elders is the standard synthesis of source material for the early history of Jainism by the great twelfth-century Jain scholar-monk, Hemacandra, also a key figure in the wider context of Sanskrit literature. Abounding in memorable characters, and providing a richcompendium of Indian folk-tale, The Lives of the Jain Elders offers fascinating insight into the social life of medieval India. This new translation makes the complete work available for the first time in a European language and is complemented by a full introduction illuminating Jain belief andhistory.
language: English
title: The Lives of the Jain Elders
titlecomplete: The Lives of the Jain Elders (Oxford World's Classics)
genres: Religion
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Oxford University Press