• Dr. R. ANBAZHAGAN

Abstract Considering the role and the importance of the Jainism, I have ventured to appraise it as the Central Philosophy of Jainism. Modern literature on the subject is neither too plentiful nor free from misunderstanding. Our standard text-books on Indian philosophy content themselves with a perfunctory treatment of the system. There is a tendency on the part of some critics and historians of thought to dismiss it as nihilism; many even identify it with the Vedanta. Such criticism is a uninformed as it is misleading. I have approached my task not as a philologist or an antiquarian, but have tried to reconstruct and recapture the spirit of ethical Jaina philosophy. A history of philosophy is not an out-dated museum piece, but a living exposition of ideas; it is essentially a restatement and a revaluation. It is possible that my critics may not always agree with me in my interpretation of the Philosophical, Socio Cultural values and incidentally of many aspects of Indian thought. In philosophy, different of interpretation of legitimate. I shall feel myself amply recompensed if my attempt helps in some measure, in understanding an important phase of Indian cultural systems.

Key Words Tirthankaras, Jina, Dravidian, God, Floral, Salvation, Worshipping, Patas Pattakas, Spiritual Victors.

"Jaina Cave Temples Paintings", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no.e478-e484, December-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312459.pdf

"Jaina Cave Temples Paintings", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no. ppe478-e484, December-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312459.pdf