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South Asian Studies Paper, 5.15
Jain Doctrine and Practice:
Academic Perspectives
‘edited by Joseph T. O'Connell j
University of Toronto
Centre for South Asian Studies
2000BEING IN THE MINORITY: MEDIEVAL JAIN
REACTIONS TO OTHER RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Phys Grnott
Intodvetion
MEDIEVAL Jains were very much aware of the fat that they com
stituted religions minority. Even when they may have dominated
‘small geographical rein terms oftheir umber, a mosteases atleast
in north India, Islas nonetheless dwelt well within the borders of
ingsoms that wee ultimately controlled by rales who were nt Jans.
‘Tho few medieval kings, ike Kumaraptle, who favoured Jainism and
were anid to have actully been converted to Jainism were widely
praled inthe tradion, a fn implicit acknowledgement that their
Hberality and devotion o Sani constutedarare exception indeed.”
‘A far more common scenario seems to have been one is which Jain
‘monks and lay devotes engery sought some accommodation wih the
Sat and the religious suthores in power, who were not Jain, inorder
to secure for themselves the necessary freedom to worship. Medieval
story coletions and biographical works are replete with accounts of
Tain monks who were received at court and who obtained from
‘Musi or Hinds king, ad even sometimes a Buddhist overtord the
right to goon pilgrimage to epecificholy places; at mes thisinciuded
‘the privilege of remittance of era plgsage taxcs In many cases
‘hg ex oumeoubogpisoKerp in Sata, Prat ad he
acu eval: Noe bese Sey edo oi Ge et
Saas Tenet pcr ofrcs nada on ons ase
‘Sohern arabe tetris
Being inthe Minority 357
monks aio secured from a non Jin ruler the promise that he would