[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) › c9.7 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.7 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.7 - **Language:** English ### [c9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c9.7) 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: c9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c9.6) - [Next: c9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c9.8) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c9.7) · Pramāṇa