THE JAINS By Paul Dundas

The Indian religion of Jainism, whose central tenet involves nonviolence to all creatures, is one of the world’s oldest and at the same time least-understood faiths. Paul Dundas looks at Jainism in its social and doctrinal context, discusses its history, sects, scriptures and rituals, and describes how the Jains have, over two and a half thousand years, defined themselves as a unique religious community.

Paul Dundas is Reader in Sanskrit at the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, University of Edinburgh. He is widely accepted as one of the topmost scholars of Jainism in the world.

‘The Jains’ is his masterpiece. If you are going to read only book on Jainism in your life and you prefer reading it in English you better pick this one.