The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1162 page)
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Jinaku
ala
(Jain teacher)
:
ala(Jain teacher)
:
SJinasena
(9th cent. CE).
Digambara
Jain writer. His major work was the
Mah
pur
a
(The Great
Pur
a
), an attempt at a universal history—Jinasena finished only the first part; it was completed by his pupils. The work gives an account of
Mah
v
ra
, but it serves also as a guide to kings. It also lays out the appropriate behaviours for laypeople, and as such it remains in use to the present day.
Digambara
Jain writer. His major work was the
Mah
pura(The Great
Pur
a), an attempt at a universal history—Jinasena finished only the first part; it was completed by his pupils. The work gives an account of
Mah
vra, but it serves also as a guide to kings. It also lays out the appropriate behaviours for laypeople, and as such it remains in use to the present day.
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