Articles on Regional Artistic Styles
Jain Sculptures in the Salar Jung Museum
By Balagouni K. Goud · Jinamanjari, 2001
The article by Dr. B.K. Goud surveys the Jain sculptures housed in the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, emphasizing their iconographic, regional, and historical significance. Declared a museum of national importance in 1961, Salar Jung Museum possesses a…
On Jainism in Eastern India
By Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1984
Paresh Chandra Dasgupta’s short article situates the Nirgrantha (Jaina) religion in the deep antiquity of the Indian sub‑continent. While later Tirthankaras like Parsvanatha are recognisable historical figures, the author stresses that Jainism’s spiritual…
The Story of Bharata and Bahubali (Part 1)
By Dalsukh D. Malvania · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1981
In the first half of "The Story of Bharata and Bahubali," Dalsukh Malvania surveys the earliest Jain sources for the legend of the two brothers. He retells the basic story: Rishabha divides his kingdom among his sons; Bharata conquers the world and demands…