The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c5.49

c5.49

It seems to be a digression from our subject when we note that BÜHLER in his academical lecture “Über die indische Sekte der Jainas” (1887) was the first to call up the interest of non-scholars for Jainism, legitimated as he was to do so thanks to 17 years of official service in the then Bombay Presidency. Mrs. S. STEVENSON, trained in the Christian Mission of Gujarat, wrote her book "The Heart of Jainism" in 1915, thus challenging a strong resentment at least among the Digambaras¹. It is curious to see that, while this authoress regretted to miss true warmth of heart in the religion she described, PERTOLD in a public lecture approved of its being excluded from it². GUERINOT'S book "La religion djaina" (1926) was exposed to criticism as was the book just mentioned³. One year before (1925) H.v. GLASENAPP'S by far more instructive and comprehensive work "Der Jainismus, eine indische Erlosungsreligion" had come into the hands of many grateful readers.