If you read this paper, make special note of the sramonapasaka (s'rama,na + upaasaka),
who effectively are lay teachers who quietly went on teaching the Jain Dharma while the
Muslims ravage the country killing off Buddhism.

The Sramanopasaka (besides the Jain monks) help preserve Jainism in India up to this
day (unlike Buddhism which disappeared).

Sukhi

Piya

Bankei wrote:

> There is one paper that may be of interest in _Studies in the History
> of Buddhism_ (Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation), edited by A.K.
> Narain:
> Jaini, Padmanabh S.
> 1980    "The disappearance of Buddhism and the survival of Jainism: a
> study in contrast,"
>
> It has been some years since I read this, and cannot remember the
> details unfortunately.
>
> Regards
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> Terry
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> On 7/2/05, yifertw <yifertw@...> wrote:
> > Dear Bhante and Dhamma friends,
> >   "Why Jainism and Hinduism survived after Muslim's invasion into
> > nothern India, Buddhism, is superior than Jainism and Brahmans-Worship
> > as described inside Buddhist society and Tipitaka, faced a serious
> > dismission in India Continents?"
> >   This question is hi-lighted in a Panel discussion here, many answers
> > delivered and not even close to an acceptable explanation. One of the
> > scholars in this Panel discussion pointed out that the invasion into
> > southern India is quite late, but the dismission of Buddhism still
> > happened in that area.
> >   I assumed that senior members of Pali group may suggest a book list
> > to read, it is fine. In addition to booklist, can someone to put a
> > concise and precise comments which can be described in a single e-mail?
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> > Dear Yong Peng,
> >    This topic maybe falls out of the track again after the Curfew
> > period. The reason why I do not want to raise this issue somewhere
> > else for discussions, is " I do want to hear comments from Pali group".
> > I have had enough of opinions from Mahayana group already.
> >            Yifer
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