S. No | Subject | Page. no |
1 | From Publisher's Desk | 11 |
2 | Foreword | 15 |
3 | At a glance | 17 |
4 | Overview | 19 |
5 | Hidden facts concerning the history of Jainism for the period after the death of Ārya Devardhigaṇi Kṣamāśramaṇa | 22 |
6 | Brief introduction of the real nature of śramaṇa tradition | 29 |
7 | Changes introduced in religion and the original Jain śramaṇa Path of purification by temple dwelling monks. | 31 |
8 | Difference of magnitude similar to Hell and Heaven | 32 |
9 | Preview of the influence and growth of these pervert changes in the Jain congregation during the later period. | 33 |
10 | Temple dwellers' tradition; its origin, maturing and becoming all pervading. | 36 |
11 | Suvihita (uniform and well organized) tradition | 43 |
12 | Bhaṭṭāraka (administrator monks) Tradition | 44 |
13 | The three stages of the development of Bhaṭṭāraka tradition and their time period | 48 |
14 | Impact on Bhaṭṭāraka tradition of temple dwellers congregation | 51 |
15 | Impact of Yāpanīya tradition on Bhaṭṭāraka tradition | 51 |
16 | Yāpanīya tradition | 53 |
17 | The main source and time of the origin of Yāpanīya congregation | 57 |
18 | Major beliefs of Yāpanīya congregation | 58 |
19 | A major change brought about by Yāpanīya tradition | 58 |
20 | Ancient centres of Yāpanīya congregation | 61 |
21 | Dynasties which supported Yāpanīya congregation | 62 |
22 | Dynasties which supported the growth and influence of material based traditions | 62 |
23 | Gaṃga dynasty | 64 |
24 | Their immortal contribution to Jainism | 64 |
25 | The ancestors of Gaṃga dynasty | 64 |
26 | Kadamba dynasty | 65 |
27 | Period of rule of Kadamba dynasty | 67 |
28 | Rāṣṭrakūṭa (Raṭṭa) dynasty | 67 |
29 | Golden era of composing venerable descriptive literature of Jains | 68 |
30 | Hoyasala dynasty | 69 |
31 | A historical but unsuccessful attempt to bring out compromise /consolidation of Jainism | 71 |
32 | Scriptures, dress codes of monks (male and female) and doctrine | 73 |
33 | Chronological listing of Ācāryas after V.N. 1000 | 77 |
34 | Era of Ācāryas with partial knowledge of scriptures | 78 |
35 | General knower of scriptures Period II Chronological order of epochal-Ācāryas | 80 |
36 | Life sketches of Ācāryas | 81 |
37 | 28th Pontiff Ācāryaśrī Vīra Bhadra | 81 |
38 | 29th epochal-ācāryaśrī Hārila Sūri | 81 |
39 | Composer of Niryuktis, Niryuktikāra Ācārya Bhadra Bāhu II | 83 |
40 | Influential Ācārya Mallavādī Sūri of the time of 28th pontiff of Lord Mahāvīra | 88 |
41 | Main authors of religious texts during the period of 28th pontiff of Lord Mahāvīra's congregation and 29th epochal- ācārya | 91 |
42 | Author Samanta Bhadra of the period prior to Hārila | 92 |
43 | Ācārya Śiva Śarmā | 94 |
44 | Influential composer of holy texts, Dharma Dāsa Gaṇi Mahattara, contemporary of Hārila | 95 |
45 | Other composers /writers of holy texts | 95 |
46 | Emergence of a new gaccha 'Hārila gaccha' after the name of epochal-ācārya Hārila | 96 |
47 | 29th and 30th pontiffs of Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra | 98 |
48 | 30th Epochal-ācāryaśrī Jina Bhadragaṇi Kṣamāśramaṇa | 98 |
49 | Distinguished and influential Ācāryas contemporary of the 30th epochal-ācārya | 99 |
50 | Main composers of religious texts during the time of 29th and 30th pontiffs | 100 |
51 | Hūṇa dynasty | 100 |
52 | 31st, 32nd, 33rd and 34th Pontiffs of Lord Mahāvīra's tradition | 102 |
53 | 31st epochal-ācāryaśrī Swāti | 103 |
54 | Dhārapadra gaccha | 104 |
55 | Political atmosphere prevailing - Rule of Kalabhroṃ throughout the state of Tamilnadu | 106 |
56 | Jainism in great difficulties in Southern India | 109 |
57 | Delā Mahattara | 110 |
58 | Life sketches of the great Śaiva saints Tiru Jṅānasambandhara and Tiru Appara | 112 |
59 | 35th, 36th, 37th and 38th pontiffs of Lord Mahāvīra's tradition | 112 |
60 | 32nd Epochal-ācāryaśrī Puṣya Mitra | 113 |
61 | Harṣavardhana, other name Śīlāditya | 115 |
62 | A great writer of religious texts and influential Ācārya Hari Bhadra of V.N. 13th century | 121 |
63 | Ācārya Akalaṃka | 123 |
64 | Main composers of religious texts during 34th and 35th pontiffs of Lord Mahāvīra | 123 |
65 | Ācārya Aparājita (other name Vijayācārya) of Yāpanīya congregation | 124 |
66 | Second all India catastrophe on Jain congregation | 126 |
67 | Brief life sketch of Kumārilla Bhaṭṭa | 127 |
68 | Śaṃkarācārya | 131 |
69 | 39th and 40th pontiffs of Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra | 131 |
70 | 33rd epochal- ācāryaśrī Sambhūti | 131 |
71 | Jain King Vanarāja Cāvaḍā, a faithful devotee of temple dwellers tradition and Ācārya Śīlaguṇa | 140 |
72 | Bappa Bhaṭṭī and Āmarāja | 154 |
73 | Bad results of close contact with kings | 157 |
74 | King of Kannauja Yaśovarmana | 159 |
75 | Political conditions in the time of 33rd epochalācārya Saṃbhūti (Cālukya dynasty of Bādāmi) | 159 |
76 | Rāṣṭrakūṭa king Dantidurga | 161 |
77 | 41st and 42nd pontiffs of Lord Mahāvīra's tradition | 161 |
78 | 34th epochal-ācāryaśrī Māḍhara Saṃbhūti | 162 |
79 | Ācārya Vīra Bhadra | 162 |
80 | Udyotana (Dākṣiṇya Ciṃha) | 164 |
81 | Ācārya Vīra Sena, a great author ofBhaṭṭāraka tradition | 165 |
82 | Bhaṭṭāraka Jina Sena(Paṃcastūpānvayī Digambara tradition) | 167 |
83 | Ācārya Jina Sena (Punnāṭa congregation) | 168 |
84 | Kṛṣṇarṣi gaccha | 169 |
85 | 43rd and 44th pontiffs of Lord Mahāvīra's tradition | 169 |
86 | 35th epochal-ācārya Dharmaṛṣi | 169 |
87 | Vatsarāja Gurjara Mālawarāja | 170 |
88 | Śakaṭāyana- Pālyakīrti | 172 |
89 | Mahārājādhirāja Amoghavarṣa(Nṛpa Tuṃga), author of Jain texts | 172 |
90 | Śīlāṃkācārya(other name Śīlācārya and Vimala Mati) | 173 |
91 | Śīlāṃkācārya(other name Tattvācārya) | 175 |
92 | Sāṃḍera gaccha | 177 |
93 | Founding Hathūṃḍ ī gaccha | 178 |
94 | Yaśobhadra (temple dwellers congregation) | 179 |
95 | Khimaṛṣi (Kṣamāṛṣi) | 181 |
96 | Kṛṣṇarṣi | 182 |
97 | Kavi Mahāsena (author of Sulocanā kathā) | 182 |
98 | Kavi Parameṣṭhī(Composer of Vāgartha saṃgraha) | 183 |
99 | Prevailing political conditions during the time of 43rd and 44th pontiffs of Lord Mahāvīra's tradition | 184 |
100 | Mahārājā Allaṭa, king of Cittaura of Śiśodiyā lineage | 184 |
101 | Ruling Rāṭhauḍa lineageof Hathūṃḍ ī; Jainism | 186 |
102 | 45th and 46th pontiffs of Lord Mahāvīra's tradition | 186 |
103 | 47th pontiffs and 36th epochal-ācārya of Lord Mahāvīra's tradition | 188 |
104 | Rāja gaccha | 191 |
105 | Origin of Māthura congregation in Digambara tradition | 200 |
106 | Ācārya Guṇa Bhadra | 202 |
107 | Baḍa gaccha | 205 |
108 | Influential Ācārya Mahendra Sūri of the time of 48th and 49th pontiffs of Lord Mahavīra's tradition | 214 |
109 | Sūrācārya | 224 |
110 | Vādi Vaitāla Śānti Sūri | 226 |
111 | Ācārya Ajjaṇandi (Āryanandi) | 227 |
112 | Ācārya Vidyānandi (composer of texts) | 228 |
113 | Political conditions prevailing during the era of 45th, 46th and 47th pontiffs of Lord Mahāvīra's tradition and 36th epochal-ācārya | 229 |
114 | Rise of the ruling power of a new Solaṃkī in Gujarat | 236 |
115 | Epilogue | 236 |