JJAryan CultureJain Journal A Quarterly on JainologyVol. VIII · No. 4OpenJain Journal A Quarterly on JainologyThe JainaBy Douglas Montagu ThorntonDouglas M. Thornton’s essay ‘The Jaina’ portrays Jainism as a vibrant and influential non‑Brahmanical community numbering around 1.4 million people in early twentieth‑century India. He notes that…April 1974Vol. VIII · No. 4pp. 155–181Mahavira Buddha ComparisonJaina Historical OriginJain Ethics Vows+2