The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1162 page)

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Jinaku
ala
(Jain teacher)
:
see
D
D
GUR
S
.
Jinasena
(9th cent. CE).
Digambara
Jain writer. His major work was the
Mah
pur
a
(The Great
Pur
a
), an attempt at a universal history—Jinasena finished only the first part; it was completed by his pupils. The work gives an account of
Mah
v
ra
, but it serves also as a guide to kings. It also lays out the appropriate behaviours for laypeople, and as such it remains in use to the present day.

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