The Kalpa Sutra, and Nava Tatva : Two Works Illustrative of the Jain Religion and Philosophy  (Paperback, John Stevenson)

About The Book : Excerpt from The Kalpa Sutra, and Nava Tatva: Two Works Illustrative of the Jain Religion and Philosophy Ceylonese date of the death of Buddha is rc. 543, and the death of the Tirthankara having taken place in 569, we obtain the reasonable period of twenty-six years, for the demise of the preceptor before his pupil. The Kalpa butra, according to a date embodied in the work itself, was composed 980 years after the demise of Mahavira, that is to say, a.d. 411. The public reading of the work took place twelve years afterwards, as narrated in the Introduction. The author's name was Bhadra Bahu, and the sovereign who then reigned in Gujarath, was Dhruva Sena. The four commentators who, between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries. About The Author : John Stevenson (1798-1858), Most widely held works by J Stevenson;The Kalpa sutra, and Nava tatva; two works illustrative of the Jain religion and philosophy; Translation of the Sanhita of the Sama Veda ; The principles of Murathee grammar ;The principles of English grammar; Sanhita of the Sama-Veda ; Historical names and facts contained in the Kanheri (Kenery) inscriptions; with translations appended ;Hindoo caste; being a brief account of the origin and laws of caste among the Hindoos, etc ; Analysis of the Ganesa Purana, with special reference to the history of Buddhism; Prize Essays on the condition of Hindu females. By H.K. and Dadoba Pandurang. With an introductory notice by the Rev. Dr. Stevenson.