Books Received

Summary

The “Books Received” section catalogues recent publications relevant to Jain studies. Works highlighted include Gopichand Dhariwal’s Hindi text **Dharam aur Saṃsār‑kā Svarūp**, a treatise based on Moti Chand G. Kaparia’s **Vivecana** that discusses the nature of religion and worldly life. Niraj and Dasarath Jain’s **Jaina Monuments at Khajuraho** serves as an illustrated guidebook to Jain temples in Khajuraho. V.G. Nair’s **Ādi Bhagavān Ṛṣabha** recounts the life of the first Tirthankara with archaeological and scriptural references. Kailash Chandra Shastri’s **Kalyān Mandir** compiles well‑known Digambara stotras such as **Bhaktāmara** and **Mahāvīraṣṭak**, accompanied by Hindi translations and lists of tīrthas and festivals. Bhani Ram Varma’s **Agni‑Parikṣā—Pratiṣedh‑kā Anaucitya** defends Ācārya Sri Tulasi’s poem against the ban by the Madhya Pradesh government. Other entries mention Puranchand Samsookha’s Bengali books—including **Jaina Tīrthankar Mahāvīr**, **Jaina Darśaner Rūparekhā**, **Jaina Dharmer Paricay** and his collaboration with Ajit Bhattacharyya on **Uttarādhyayana Sūtra**—which provide Bengali translations, notes and introductions to canonical Jain texts and doctrines. The section summarises each book’s language, publisher, year, page count and price. It thereby serves as an important bibliographic resource for scholars and lay readers interested in Jain scriptures, philosophy, history and art.