Vijaya Dharma Suri : His Life and Work (Paperback)

Prefatory note F. W. Thomas; 1. Introductory; 2. General considerations; 3. Birth and early years; 4. Renunciation; 5. Preparation for a great mission; 6. Commencement of a triumphal tour; 7. The Yashovijaya Jaina P?thash?l?at at Benares; 8. The monk at the cour t of the Mah?r?ja of Benares; 9. The San?tana Dharma Mah?sabh? at Allahabad and the pilgrimage to the Jain T?rthas of Bih?r; 9. Mission in Bengal; 11. Consecration of monks; 12. Sh?travish?rada Jain?ch?rya; 13. The Jain ?ch?rya and Western scholars; 14. Jainism, ancient and modern. Revival of Jain learning and culture - the end and the means; 15. The life of the monk and its lessons; 16. Vijaya Dharma S?ri as a monk, a scholar and a preacher; 17. Literary activity and its results; 18. Conclusion - an ideal monk.