Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 534
ns. The views ofthis body are half Buddhist and half Brahmin. They arefound especially on the Western coast of India, in andaround the city of Bombay. They are divided into twoclasses, the Soetambaras, or clothed in white garments,and the Digambaras, or sky-clad, that is naked. Thelast class now… … Buddhism in india and ce ylon. c, e 535 who, by long discipline, have raised themselves to divineperfection. These men are called Jinas or conqueringsaints, whence comes the name of their followers, theJains. They believe in two ever-returning cycles oftime, of immense duration, which defy all…
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