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22 articles in the archive discuss Vaisali, from Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, The Indian Historical Quarterly, The Maha Bodhi and other journals (1926–2020). Open any article for its summary, citation and original PDF.

22 articles

Articles discussing Vaisali

  1. Mithila: The Heart of Jainism

    Md. Aquique · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1986

    “Mithila played a very significant role in the history of Jainism for centuries, because Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of the Jainas and commonly spoken of as ‘the founder of Jaina Church’, was a scion of the noble family of Vaisali where he was born and had spent the early part of his life.”
  2. Some points regarding the origin of the Licchavis of Vaisali

    Syamacharan Chakravarty · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933

  3. Cultural Heritage of Bengal in Relation to Jainism

    Shyam Chand Mukherjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1989

  4. Gotamī's Spiritual Triumph and the Founding of the Nuns' Order

    Gotamī · The Maha Bodhi, 2020

  5. On the Emblem of Abhinandana

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1977

  6. On the Emblem of Abhinandana

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1977

  7. LORD MAHAVIRA

    Umrao Singh Tank · The Jaina Gazette, 1928

  8. WHOM DO THE JAINS WORSHIP ?

    Rikhab Dass Jain · The Jaina Gazette, 1928

  9. Ancient Mithila, its Boundary, Names and Area

    Vinod Mishra · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1959

  10. The Constitution of the Licchavis of Vaisali

    U. N. Ghoshal · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1944

  11. Books on Jainalogy

    Yogendra Mishra, Hermann Jacobi, Otto Stein, Thillaisthanam Natarajan Ramachandran, P. C. Roy Choudhury, Hemacandracarya · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1966

  12. Social and Religious Conditions in Bhagavan Mahavira's Times

    Jyoti Prasad Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1975

  13. Lord of Self : Lord of All

    Virendra Kumar Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1985

  14. Some Tales of Ancient Israel, their Originals and Parallels

    Kalipada Mitra · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1943

  15. Life of Mahavira

    Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1967

    “Mahavira, the last of the Tirthankaras, took conception in the womb of Devananda, the wife of the Brahmana Risabhadatta, in the town of Kundagrama (probably a suburb of Vaisali, capital of Videha or Mithila, the modern Tirhut).”
  16. Some Folk Goddesses of Ancient and Mediaeval India

    Jitendra Nath Banerjee · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1938

  17. Some Reflections on Jainism in Ancient Bengal

    Shyam Chand Mukherjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1994

    “Jainism had its origin in eastern India, as Mahavira, the last Tirthankara, was born near VaiSali and resided in Magadha and Champa during his religious tours.”
  18. The Site Of Kausambi

    The Jaina Gazette, 1926

  19. Book Review

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1977

  20. My Homage to Lord Mahavira

    P. S. Lama · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969

  21. Urbanization and Social Mobility in Early India: A Study of Orissa

    Benudhar P. Patra · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2007

  22. Speech II by Swami Prabhavanandaji Maharaj

    Swami Prabhanandaji Mahāräj · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2002