The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c5.58

c5.58

For a long time research in Europe and America was known to the Jains to but a certain degree, that is to say, as far as their knowledge of English allowed. Books and articles in German and other Western languages frequently remained beyond their reach. Hence it follows that quite a number of data produced by them are well-known in Western literature. It is evident, therefore, that of all works of JACOBI's (1850-1937)² none have come to their knowledge than those written in English. But even this crop harvested on the Jain field by an all-round genial indologist was abundant enough for a Jain Conference in 1914 held on the occasion of JACOBI's second stay in India, to bestow upon him the honorary title of Jaina-darśana-divākara. We are thus justified in this historical sketch in reproducing how to him, in several publications³, Jainism presented itself in view of its relation to other creeds and systems.