Books Received

Summary

The Books Received section of this issue lists a wide range of new publications on Jainism and related subjects. Among them are S.C. Banerjee’s **Fundamentals of Ancient Indian Music and Dance**, a monograph on the history and aesthetics of classical music and dancehttps://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=________________%20Books%20Received%20BANERJEE%2C%20SURESH,CHITRABHANU%2C%20The%20Philosophy%20of%20Soul, and a collected volume by Narendra Bhanawat and Prem Suman Jain titled **Bhagavan Mahavira and his Relevance in Modern Times**, which examines the continuing influence of Mahavira’s teachings on religion, philosophy and sciencehttps://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=________________%20Books%20Received%20BANERJEE%2C%20SURESH,Jaya%20Bharat%20Prakashan%20%26%20Co. Other entries include K.R. Chandra’s **Municanda Kahanayam**, a Prakrit text with notes and a Gujarati translationhttps://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=Lord%20Mahavira,Hindi, Chitrabhanu’s **The Philosophy of Soul and Matter**, a collection of lectures delivered at a Jain centre in New Yorkhttps://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=introduction%2C%20notes%20and%20Gujrati%20translation,to%20clarify%20the%20nature%20of, and Srichand Choradia’s **Mithyatvi‑ka Adhyatmik Vikas**, which explores how a non‑believer can embark on spiritual development using Jain textshttps://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=soul%20and%20the%20nature%20of,Hindi. The list continues with works on ritual and art such as Gopichand Dhariwal’s **Caityavandan Vyaksa**, a manual on caitya worshiphttps://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=shown%20from%20the%20Jaina%20texts,Jain%20Kala%3A%20Ek%20Sanskrtik%20Adhyayan, and Bhag Chandra Jain’s thesis on the art of Devgarhhttps://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=explained.%20JAIN%2C%20BHAG%20CHANDRA%2C%20Devgarh,With%20plates. Subsequent pages describe additional titles: Bhag Chandra Jain’s **Jain Darsan aur Sanskrti‑ka Itihas**, a comprehensive survey of Jain history and culturehttps://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=________________%20APRIL%2C%201978%20143%20JAIN%2C,an%20authentic; Jagadish Chandra Jain’s English translation of the **Vasudevahindi**, an important version of the **Brhatkatha**https://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=philosophy%2C%20literature%2C%20art%20and%20society,Budhjan%20Satsai%20%3B%20Ek%20Adhyayan; and K.C. Lalwani’s **Uttaradhyayana Sutra**, which provides an English rendering with noteshttps://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=Parsyanatha,00. These entries illustrate the breadth of contemporary scholarship: devotional texts, critical editions, translations into Hindi, Gujarati and English, and studies of Jain literature, philosophy, art and ritual. The list concludes with works by scholars such as Vinaya Sagar (an edition of the **Kalpasutra**), Uma Kant Shah (on Jaina painting) and T.K. Tukol’s **Sallekhana is not Suicide**, reflecting the community’s engagement with historical research and ethical debatehttps://jainqq.org/booktext/Jain_Journal_1978_04_Romanized/520050#:~:text=________________%20144%20MAHOPADHYAY%20VINAYA%20SAGAR,Dasaveyaliyasuttam%2C%20Uttarajhayanaim%20and%20Avassayasuttam. Overall, the section underscores the vitality of Jain studies in the 1970s and the emphasis on making classical texts accessible through translation and commentary.