PART I. COSMOLOGY 1. Cosmology 2. Cosmography 3. Biolo'gy PART II. MYTHOLOGY 4. The Universal History , PART III. THE SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS CONTEXT 5. The Socio-Historical Background 6. The Brahmanic jTraditions 7. The Sramanic Traditions PART IV. MAHAViRA 8. The Ascetic Vardhamana 9. They/nfl Mahavira PART V. THE FORMATION OF THE COMMUNITY 10. Mahavlra's Successors 11. The Expansion of Jainism 12. The Schism in Jainism 13. The Ascetic Community . PART VI. THE DEVELOPMENT OF JAINISM 14. Jainism in Central India 15. Jainism in the Deccan . 16. Jainism in the South 17. Jainism in the North-West PART VII. JAIN ORDERS . 18. Post-Gupta Jainism 19. Jain Schools and Orders PART VIII. SOCIETY 20. The Jain Castes 21. Jainism in Society PART IX. TEXTS 22. Jain Scriptures PART X. FHILOSOFHY 23; The Nature of Reality 24. Metaphysics 25. Karmic Bondage PART XI. PRACTICE 26. Jain Iconography^' 27. Worship (Puja) 28. Auspicious Practice 29. The Practice of A.sceticism PART XII. SOTERIOLOGY 30. Jain Yoga .. 31. The Lay Path 32. The Path to Nirvana