The following titles are on Jainism : Its religion, history and culture. Each of these titles are further linked to provide the complete table of contents and excerpts from the jacket/preface. Please click on Details at the end of each entry. All books are in hardcover unless specified pbk (for paper back edition)

 

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Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture : Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic, Vol. Il. Buddhist/edited by B.L. Nagarch, K.M. Suresh, D.P. Sharma and Dulari Qureshi. Delhi, Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2008, xxvi, 432, p., figs., 211 plates, $160 (Vol. II). ISBN 81-8090-175-1.  Details No. 55417

Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture : Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic, Vol. I. Hindu/edited by B.L. Nagarch, K.M. Suresh, D.P. Sharma and Dulari Qureshi. Delhi, Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2008, xlii, 488 p., figs., 178 plates, $160 (Vol. I). ISBN 81-8090-174-4.   Details No. 55416

Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture : Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic, Vol. IV. Islamic/edited by B.L. Nagarch, K.M. Suresh, D.P. Sharma and Dulari Qureshi. Delhi, Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2008, xxxviii, 352 p., figs., 179 plates, $140 (Vol. IV). ISBN 81-8090-177-5.  Details No. 55418

The A to Z of Jainism/Kristi L. Wiley. New Delhi, Vision Books, 2006, xl, 288 p., ills., $35. ISBN 81-7094-681-6. Details No. 50178

Agama and Tripitaka : A Comparative Study of Lord Mahavira and Lord Buddha, Vol. II: Language and Literature/Acharya Shri Nagrajji. New Delhi, Concept, 2003, xxxiv, 604 p., $61. ISBN 81-7022-731-3. Details No. 32936

Ahimsa, Anekanta and Jainism/edited by Tara Sethia. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 2004, xvi, 247 p., $13 (pbk). ISBN 81-208-2036-3.  Details No. 37913

The Art and Science of Self Realization : Purusharthasiddhyupaya of Amrtachandra Suri/edited by Jagdish Prasad Jain 'Sadhak'. New Delhi, Radiant, 2007, xiv, 194 p., $17. ISBN 81-7027-251-2.  Details No. 47974

Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture/Lawrence A. Babb. 1998, 244 p., $13. ISBN 81-208-1539-4. Details No. 13998

Catalogue of the Jain Manuscripts of the British Library : Including the Holdings of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum (With CD)/Nalini Balbir, Kanhaiyalal V. Sheth, Kalpana K. Sheth and Candrabhal Bh. Tripathi. London, The British Library and The Institute of Jainology, 2006, 3 Vols., xx, 1278 p., plates, maps, $240 (Set). ISBN 0-7123-4711-9. Details No. 49739 

Cognition, Man and the World : Perspectives in Jaina Philosophy/edited by Asha Mukherjee. Delhi, Kalinga, 2004, xviii, 214 p., $25. ISBN 81-87644-59-1.  Details No. 34812

Collected Papers on Jaina Studies/edited by Padmanabh S. Jaini. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 2000, 428 p., $22. ISBN 81-208-1691-9. Details No. 17623

Colors of Truth : Religion, Self and Emotions : Perspectives of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Sikhism and Contemporary Psychology/Sonali Bhatt Marwaha. New Delhi, Concept, 2006, 319 p., $33. ISBN 81-8069-268-X.  Details No. 44519

A Comparative Study of the Jaina Theories of Reality and Knowledge/Y.J. Padmarajiah. Reprint. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass Pub., 2004, x, 423 p., $35. ISBN 81-208-0036-2.  Details No. 39268

A Comparative Study of Jainism and Buddhism/Sital Prasad. Reprint. Delhi, Satguru, 2003, xxx, 304 p., $17 (pbk). ISBN 81-7030-82-7. [Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series No. 7] Details No. 29289

A Comprehensive History of Jainism/Asim Kumar Chatterjee. 2nd revised edition. Delhi, Munshiram Manoharlal, 2000, 2 vols., 724 p., $52. ISBN 81-215-0930-0. Details No. 18456

Cultural Heritage Atlas of India/edited by P. Nag. Kolkata, National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation, 2007, xiv, 146 p., maps, $25 (pbk).  Details No. 51858

Dictionary of Indian Religions/T. Rengarajan. Delhi, Eastern Book Linkers, 2003, 2 Vols., 646 p., $94 (set). ISBN 81-7854-022-3. Details No. 29068

Different Aspects of Jainism/Rajjan Kumar. New Delhi, Sunrise, 2006, xvi, 230 p., $42. ISBN 81-87365-33-1.  Details No. 43898

The Doctrine of the Jainas : Described After the Old Sources/Walther Schubring. Translated from the revised German edition by Wolfgang Beurlen. Reprint. First published in 1962. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1995, x, 333 p., $17. ISBN 81-208-0933-5. Details No. 10108

The Doctrine of Liberation in Indian Religion With Special Reference to Jainism/Muni Shivkumar. Reprint. New Delhi, 2000, xv, 227 p., $21. ISBN 81-215-0445-7. Details No. 15403

Economic Aspects of Jainism/A.C. Mittal. Delhi, Vista International Pub., 2006, viii, 170 p., tables, $25. ISBN 81-89652-26-5.  Details No. 46571

Elements of Jaina Geography : The Jambudvipasamgrahani of Haribhadra Suri/Frank Van Den Bossche. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 2007, xiv, 328 p., tables, figs., $30. ISBN 81-208-2934-4. Details No. 50193

Encyclopaedia of Great Festivals/K.L. Chanchreek and M.K. Jain. New Delhi, Shree Pub., 2007, viii, 264 p., $44. ISBN 81-8329-191-0.  Details No. 53453

Encyclopaedia of Indian Iconography : Hinduism--Buddhism—Jainism/S.K. Ramachandra Rao. Reprint. Delhi, Satguru, 2003, 3 volumes, xviii, 1744 p., $215 (set). ISBN 81-7030-765-1.   Details No. 30234

Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, Vol. X : Jain Philosophy, Part I/edited by Dalsukh Malvania and Jayendra Soni. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass Pub., 2007, xvi, 828 p., $65 (Vol. X, Part I). ISBN 81-208-3169-1.  Details No. 49336

Encyclopedia of Jain Religion/edited by K.L. Chanchreek and Mahesh K. Jain. New Delhi, Shree, 2005, 11 vols., 3335 p., $270 (set). ISBN 81-88658-84-7.  Details No. 41141

Encyclopaedia of Jainism/edited by Nagendra Kr. Singh. New Delhi, Anmol, 2001, 30 volumes, 8089 p., $2700 (set). ISBN 81-261-0691-3. Details No. 18897

An Encyclopaedia of Jainism/edited by P.C. Nahar and K.C. Ghosh. Reprint. First published in 1917. Delhi, Sri Satguru, 1996, xxx, 706 p., plates, $33.  ISBN 81-7030-032-0. Details No. 11353

Encyclopaedia of Oriental Philosophy and Religion, Vols. 6 to 10/edited by N.K. Singh and A.P. Mishra. New Delhi, Global Vision Pub., 2007, 1854 p., $450 (set). ISBN 81-8220-071-7.  Details No. 48972

Essays on Buddhist Hindu Jain Iconography & Epigraphy/Gouriswar Bhattacharya. Edited by Enamul Haque. Dhaka, The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art, 2000, 654 p., plates, maps, $110. ISBN 984-31-0854-X. [Studies in Bengal Art Series : No. 1.]. Details No. 20748

Essays on Jaina Art/Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Edited, with an Introduction by Richard J. Cohen. New Delhi, Manohar, 2003, 110 p., plates, $66. ISBN 81-7304-534-8. Details No. 34472

Facets of Jainology : Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion and Culture/Vilas Adinath Sangave. Mumbai, Popular Prakashan, 2001, xii, 242 p., $15. ISBN 81-7154-839-3. Details No. 24304  

Glimpses of Jaina Sanskrit Mahakavyas/Satya Vrat. Jaipur, Raj, 2003, x, 268 p., $39. ISBN 81-87248-63-7. Details No. 32720

Glory of Jaina : Religion, Philosophy and Science/Raj Kumar. New Delhi, Raj Publications, 2007, 456 p., $53. ISBN 81-86208-52-6.  Details No. 50800 

Helmuth Von Glasenapp Jainism : An Indian Religion of Salvation/translated by Shridhar B. Shrotri. 1999, xvi, 551 p., 28 plates, $36. ISBN 81-208-1376-6. Details No. 14774

Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in Ancient India/edited by B.R. Verma and S.R. Bakshi. New Delhi, Commonwealth, 2005, vii, 222 p., $55. ISBN 81-7169-822-0.  Details No. 42768

History of Jainism : With Special Reference to Mathura/V.K. Sharma. New Delhi, D.K. Printworld, 2001, xx, 280 p., plates, $47. ISBN 81-246-0195-X. [Reconstructing Indian History & Culture, no. 23]   Details No. 29436

Iconography of Jaina Deities/Shantilal Nagar. 1999, 2 vol., 510 p., plates, $215 (set). ISBN 81-7646-055-9 Details No. 15109

Indian Gods and Goddesses, Vol. 3 : Hindu, Jain and Buddhist Goddesses/Shantilal Nagar. New Delhi, B.R. Pub., 2005, xx, 314 p., 65 plates, figs., $85 (Vol. III). ISBN 81-7646-497-X.  Details No. 41043

Indian Religions : The Spiritual Traditions of South Asia : An Anthology/edited by Peter Heehs. Delhi, Permanent Black, 2002, xxii, 620 p., $44. ISBN 81-7824-038-6. Details No. 25714 

Introducing Jainism/S.C. Jain. Delhi, B.R. Pub., 2006, xi, 147 p., $20. ISBN 81-7646-505-4.  Details No. 43395

Jain Agamas : An Introduction to Canonical Literature/edited by K.L. Chanchreek and Mahesh K. Jain. New Delhi, Shree Pub, 2004, xii, 347 p., $33. ISBN 81-88658-27-8.  Details No. 34921

Jain Kashthapat Chitra : The Mural Paintings in the Jain Temples of South Gujarat a Survey, Research and Documentation/Vasudeo Smart. Surat, Acharyashri Omkarsuri Aradhna Bhavan, 2002, xiv, 140 p., photographs, $66.   Details No. 37717

Jain Philosophy : Historical Outline/N.N. Bhattacharyya. 2nd revised edition. 1999, xxi, 259 p., $25. ISBN 81-215-0887-8. Details No. 14454

Jain Ramayana—Paumacaryu : Rendering into English from Apabhramsa/Shantilal Nagar. Delhi, B.R. Publishing Corporation, 2002, xxiv, 380 p., $88. ISBN 81-7646-200-4.  Details No. 28051

Jain Temples : In India and Around the World/L.M. Singhvi. New Delhi, Himalayan Books, 2002, 184 p., photographs, $105. ISBN 81-700-2079-4. Details No. 28406

Jain Temples of  Rajasthan/Sehdev Kumar. New Delhi, Abhinav, $105. ISBN 81-7017-348-5.  Details No. 36077

Jaina Art and Architecture : Northern and Eastern India/edited by K.L Chanchreek and Mahesh K. Jain. New Delhi, Shree, 2004, xv, 356 p., $44. ISBN 81-88658-51-0.  Details No. 38161

Jaina Astronomy (Post-Vedic Indian Astronomy) : A Challenge to Western Influences/S.S. Lishk. Reprint. Delhi, Arihant International, 2000, xxx, 300 p., $22. Details No. 24305   

Jaina Contribution to Varanasi/edited by R.C. Sharma and Pranati Ghosal. New Delhi, D.K. Printworld, 2006, x, 174 p., ills., $20. ISBN 81-246-0341-3.  Details No. 46385

Jaina Economic Life : Ancient and Medieval India/edited by K.L. Chanchreek and Mahesh Jain. New Delhi, Shree Pub., 2004, ix, 187 p., $22. ISBN 81-88658-61-8.  Details No. 37967

Jaina Monuments of Andhra/G. Jawaharlal. Delhi, Sharada Publishing, 2002, 135 p., figs., $66. ISBN 81-85616-86-8. Details No. 28941

Jaina Paintings/Kiran Kumar Thaplyal. New Delhi, New Age, 1995, xii, 84 p., 18 plates, $50. ISBN 81-224-0687-4. Details No. 9765

The Jaina Path of Purification/Padmanabh S. Jaini. Reprint. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 2001, xv, 380 p., illus., $25. ISBN 81-208-0700-6.  Details No. 39282

A Jaina Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion/Arvind Sharma. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 2001, xix, 151 p., $11. ISBN 81-208-1760-5. Details No. 19839

Jaina : Philosophy, Art and Science in Indian Culture/edited by D.C. Jain and R.K. Sharma. Delhi, Sharada, 2002, 2 volumes, xi, 481 p., $143. ISBN 81-85616-83-3. Details No. 23920  

Jaina Philosophy and Religion (English translation of Jaina Darsana by Muni Shri Nyayavijayaji/translated by Nagin J. Shah. 1998, xxv, 469 p., $27. ISBN 81-208-1490-8. Details No. 13622

Jaina Religion and Art/A. Chandra Sahoo. New Delhi, Agam, 1992, figs., $33. ISBN 81-7320-005-X. Details No. 7161

Jaina-Rupa-Mandana (Jaina Iconography)/Umakant P. Shah. New Delhi, Abhinav, 348 p., illus., $44. ISBN  81-7017-208-X.  Details No. 36277

Jaina Sculptures in Indian and World Museums/Shanti Lal Nagar. 2000, 188 p., 170 plates, $160. ISBN 81-85163-99-5. Details No. 15136

The Jaina Sources of the History of Ancient India (100 B.C.- A.D. 900)/Jyoti Prasad Jain. Reprint. New Delhi, Munshiram Manoharlal Pub., 2005, xvii, 222 p., $25. ISBN 81-215-1140-2.  Details No. 43120

Jaina Studies: Their Present State and Future Tasks/Ludwig Alsdorf. Translated into English by Bal Patil. Mumbai, Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2006, 143 p., $22. ISBN 81-88769-13-4. [Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series, Vol. I].  Details No. 49798

Jaina Sutras Acharanga and Kalpa Sutra/edited by K.L. Chanchreek and M.K. Jain. New Delhi, Shree Pub., 2006, viii, 333 p., $53. ISBN 81-8329-143-0. Details No. 45974

Jaina Sutras Sutrakritanga/edited by K.L. Chanchreek and M.K. Jain. New Delhi, Shree Pub., 2006, ix, 195 p., $31. ISBN 81-8329-141-1. Details No. 45975

Jaina Sutras Uttradhyayana/edited by K.L. Chanchreek and M.K. Jain. New Delhi, Shree Pub., 2006, ix, 248 p., $ 40. ISBN 81-8329-142-2. Details No. 45968

Jaina Sutras, Vol. I. The Akaranga Sutra; The Kalpa Sutra/translated from Prakrit by Hermann Jacobi. New Delhi, Satguru, 2003, liii, 324 p., $17 (pbk)  ISBN 81-7030-779-1.  Details No. 31998

Jaina Sutras, Vol. II. The Uttaradhyayana Sutra; The Sutrakritanga Sutra/translated from Prakrit by Hermann Jacobi. New Delhi, Satguru, 2003, xlii, 456 p., $17 (pbk). ISBN 81-7030-780-5.  Details No. 31999

The Jaina Theory of Perception/Pushpa Bothra. Reprint. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1996, xiii, 133 p., $11. ISBN 81-208-1308-1. Details No. 11672

Jaina Tradition in Indian Thought/edited by D.C. Jain. Delhi, Sharada Pub., 2002, viii, 393 p., $66. ISBN 81-85616-84-1.   Details No. 32041

Jaina Worship and Rituals : Ancient and Medieval India/edited by K.L. Chanchreek and Mahesh Jain. New Delhi, Shree, 2004, xi, 251 p., $28. ISBN 81-88658-63-4.  Details No. 38166

Jainism : Art, Architecture, Literature and Philosophy/edited by Haripriya Rangarajan, G. Kamalakar and A.K.V.S. Reddy. Delhi, Sharada, 2001, xxii, 372 p., plates, $121. ISBN 81-85616-77-9. Details No. 23916

Jainism : Humanity's Oldest Religion of Non-Violence/Translated by Hermann Jacobi. New Delhi, Lotus Press, 2006, $22. ISBN 81-8382-014-X. Details No. 45675

Jainism : A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence/Kurt Titze. 1998, xii, 267 p., plates, $129. ISBN 81-208-1534-3. Details No. 14259

Jainism : Rishabha Deva to Mahavira/edited by K.L. Chanchreek and Mahesh K. Jain. New Delhi, Shree Pub, 2003, vi, 416 p., $44. ISBN 81-88658-01-4.  Details No. 34922

Jainism-- A Study : Acharya Chandana Felicitation Volume/edited by R.M. Das. Delhi, Kaveri, 2000, xx, 159 p., $17. ISBN 81-7479-041-1. Details No. 18022

Jainism : The World of Conquerors/Natubhai Shah. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass Pub., 2004, 2 Vols., xxviii, 652 p., $44. ISBN 81-208-1940-3.  Details No. 37063

Jainism and Indian Civilization/edited by R.K. Pruthi. New Delhi, Discovery, 2004, vi, 226 p., $26, ISBN 81-7141-796-5.  Details No. 36769

Jainism and Western Thinkers/K.L. Chanchreek and Mahesh K. Jain. New Delhi, Shree Pub., 2004, xv, 375 p., $33. ISBN 81-88658-28-6.  Details No. 34920

Jainism in America/Bhuvanendra Kumar. Benaras, Jain Humanities Press, 1996, 221 p., maps, $13. Details No. 12273

Jainism in Indian Philosophy/Dibakar Mohanty. Delhi, Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2006, xiv, 346 p., $33. ISBN 81-8090-125-4.  Details No. 48643

Jainism in North India : 800 BC - AD 526/Chimanlal J. Shah. Reprint. New Delhi, D.K. Printworld, 2007, xxvi, 296 p., illus, maps, $40. ISBN 81-246-0309-X.  Details No. 50904

Jainism in South India/P.M. Joseph. 1997, 436 p., $83. ISBN 81-85692-23-8. Details No. 14458

Jainism in Southern Karnataka (Up to AD 1565)/S.P. Chavan. New Delhi, D.K. Printworld, 2005, xx, 323 p., ills., map, chart, $35. ISBN 81-246-0315-4.  Details No. 42322

Jainism or the Early Faith of Asoka : With Illustrations of the Ancient Religions of the East: From the Pantheon of the Indo-Scythians: With a Notice on Bactrian Coins and Indian Dates/Edward Thomas. Reprint. New Delhi, Asian Educational Services, 1995, viii, 82 p., $11. ISBN 81-206-0980-8. Details No. 33386

Jains in the World : Religious Values and Ideology in India/John E. Cort. New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2001, xii, 267 p., $30. ISBN 019-565-3602. Details No. 19959

Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian Traditions/edited by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty. Dehra Dun, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, 2007, xxvi, 342 p., tables, $95. ISBN 81-211-0502-1.  Details No. 53709

Kevala-Bodhi : Buddhist and Jaina History of the Deccan (The BSL Commemorative Volume)/edited by Aloka Parasher-Sen. Delhi, Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2004, 2 volumes, xxii, 386 p., lxvii plates, ix figs., $143 (set). ISBN 81-8090-030-4. Details No. 34021

Lord Mahavira : Saints of India/edited by S.R. Bakshi and Sangh Mittra. New Delhi, Criterion Pub., 2002, x, 287 p., $39. ISBN 81-7938-011-4. [Encyclopaedia of Saints of India] Details No. 28735

Mysticism in Jainism and Buddhism/edited by Sadhu Santideva. Delhi, Cosmo, 2000, 294 p., $50. ISBN 81-7020-995-1. Details No. 17506

Nava Smarana : Nine Sacred Recitations of Jainism/Vinod Kapashi. Edited by Signe Kirde. Mumbai, Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2007, xviii, 230 p., $45. ISBN 81-88769-05-6.   Details No. 50329

Open Boundaries : Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History/edited by John E. Cort. 1999, vii, 264 p., figs., $17. ISBN 81-7030-635-3. Details No. 14557

Prolegomena to Prakritica et Jainica/edited by Satya Ranjan Banerjee. Kolkata, The Asiatic Society, 2005, x, 225 p., $15.  Details No. 44154

Religions and Faiths in India/Raj Kumar Pruthi and Rameshwari Devi. Jaipur, Mangal Deep, 2004, vii, 286 p., $39. ISBN 81-7594-169-3.  Details No. 37736 

The Scientific Foundations of Jainism/K.V. Mardia. 2nd rev. ed. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1996, xxii, 142 p., figs., $13. ISBN 81-208-0658-1. Details No. 11685

A Stroll in Jainism (Upadhyaya Amar Muni Commemoration Volume)/edited by Ram Mohan Das and Neeraj Kumar. New Delhi, Kaveri Books, 2002, xviii, 210 p., $22. ISBN 81-7479-048-9. Details No. 26705

Studies in Early Jainism : Selected Research Articles/Jagdishchandra Jain. New Delhi, Navrang, 1992, 241 p., $18.  Details No. 8038

Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah/Chief editor : R.T. Vyas. New Delhi, Abhinav for Oriental Institute-Vadodra, 1995, 366 p., 72 illus., $92. ISBN 81-7017-316-7. Details No. 10838

Studies in Jainism : As Gleaned from Archaeological Sources/G. Jawaharlal. New Delhi, Harman Publishing House, 2006, xvi, 292 p., plates, $80. ISBN 81-86622-87-X.  Details No. 49515 

A Survey of Jainism and Jaina Art of Eastern India : With Special Emphasis on Bengal from the Earliest Period to the Thirteenth Century A.D./Debajani Mitra Dutta. Kolkata, R.N. Bhattacharya, 2004, vii, 134 p., 60 plates, $99. ISBN 81-87661-37-2.  Details No. 37349

Syadvadamanjari of Mallisena : With the Anhayoga-Vyavaccheda-Dvatrimsika of Hemacandra/edited by A.B. Dhruva. Reprint. Delhi, Akshaya Prakashan, 2005, cxxv, 633 p., $47. ISBN 81-88643-12-2.  Details No. 39852

A Thousand-Petalled Lotus : Jain Temples of Rajasthan – Architecture and Iconography/Sehdev Kumar. New Delhi, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Art and Abhinav, 2001, xiv, 207 p., Col. photographs, $105. ISBN: 81-7017-348-5. Details No. 19805

The Unknown Pilgrims : The Voice of the Sadhvis : The History, Spirituality and Life of the Jaina Women Ascetics/N. Shanta. Delhi, Sri Satguru, 1997, 789 p., plates, $50. ISBN 81-7030-535-7. Details No. 12284

Vyavahara Bhasya Pithika/edited by Willem Bollee. Mumbai, Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2006, viii, 159 p., $30 (pbk). ISBN 81-88769-07-X. Details No. 49799