Jain Temples - In India And Around The World

Author: L M SinghviTarun Chopra/Photographer: Tarun ChopraPublisher: Himalayan BooksYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 184ISBN/UPC (if available): 8170020794 Description Depictions and notes of Jainism can be traced as far back as the Macedonian Invasion of India, or atleast the period at which Megasthenes was sent ambassador to Sandracoptus. OF the various representations of the faith, the theme most abundantly illustrated is that of Jain monks and nuns with their multitude of beliefs and practices. Their regard and respect for animal life is brilliantly manifested in this painting by William Simpson. The Covered mouth to prevent accidental entrance of an insect; the feet, bare, lest slippers crush an innocent worm or other crawling creatures.This is purely an extension of the main tenet, ahimsa, non-violence, that percolates to every activity, an