Framing the Jina : narratives of icons and idols in Jain history /

John Cort explores the narratives by which the Jains have explained the presence of icons of jinas (their enlightened and liberated teachers) that are worshiped and venerated in the hundreds of thousands of Jain temples throughout India.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cort, John E., 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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by Cort, John E., 1953-
Published 2010
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