Jains and Christians

[Allen Thrasher]

Is there any indication what denomination the priests belonged to?  That
would narrow the search considerably.

Allen Thrasher



On Tue, 25 Jun 1996, Peter Friedlander wrote:

> I am working on a Hindi manuscript, written by Svami Ratancand disciple of
> Harjimal, that is a Jain account of a meeting between some some Jains and
> some Christians priests in Rajasthan in 1854.
> Has anyone any idea about how I might find the Christian priests view of the
> interchange of ideas with the Jains?
> Either general literature [if it exists] on mid 19th century Christian views
> of jain tradition, or even, specific accounts of jain christian encounters
> from the Christian view point.
> The manuscript does not mention such details as where the meeting took place
> or who the christian priests were. 
> 
> thanks for any suggestions
> 
> Dr Peter G. Friedlander
> Hindi Distance Learning Project
> School of Asian Studies
> La Trobe University
> Bundoora 3081
> Victoria
> Australia
> email: astpgf at luga.latrobe.edu.au
> 
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