Edward Thomas 
Jainism [PDF ebook] 

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Early Faith of Asoka; The testimony of Abul Fazl; Asoka introduces Jainism into Kashmir; Confirmation of the fact from the Raja Tarangini; Resume of the Edicts of Asoka; Dr. Kern’s new translations; Professor Wilson’s opinion as to the total absence of any reference to Buddhism in the Rock and Pillar edicts; The gradations of belief to be detected between the periods of the Rock and Pillar edicts; Facsimile of the alphabetical characters of the Inscriptions; The edicts dating from the tenth and twelfth years of Asoka’s reign; Mention of Antiochus, the Greek king; (Plate I. to face p. 42.) The Pillar Edicts of the twenty-seventh year; Reference to the Five Greek Kings (Note); The aim and purpose of the Inscriptions; Positive Buddhism (the Bhabra Edict); The disuse of the title of Devanampiya, the beloved of the Gods, as incompatible with Buddhism; The later Faith of the Maurya Dynasty; Saivism; Saivism under the Kanerki Kings; Saivism under Kadphises; The newly-discovered hoard of gold coins at Peshawar; General Legends on the Kanerki coins; Description of the Coins inserted in Plate II.;(Plate 11. to face p. 61.) The large amount of Roman influence to be detected in the types of the Peshawar find; Roman coins found in a Tumulus at Manikyala; The Causes which may have led to the introduction of so much Roman Art and so many Roman Gods in the coinages of the Indo-Seythians