[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947) › c7.3 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c7.3 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c7.3 - **Language:** English ### [c7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c7.3) These gospels, and others like them, were not accepted by the Church as a whole, and were gradually lost or suppressed. The Church, however, felt the need for a standard collection of writings that would serve as a guide for faith and practice. This led to the formation of the New Testament canon, a process that took several centuries to complete. - [Previous: c7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c7.2) - [Next: c7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c7.4) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c7.3) · Pramāṇa