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Page 11
... shrines . The erection of shrines and donation of copies of religious manuscripts are regarded as pious acts . Almost every town or village inhabited by Jainas has at least one Jaina shrine ; some of them have become places of ...
... shrines . The erection of shrines and donation of copies of religious manuscripts are regarded as pious acts . Almost every town or village inhabited by Jainas has at least one Jaina shrine ; some of them have become places of ...
Page 56
... shrines and temples starting at midnight of December 31 ; several shrines and temples each draw more than 1,000,000 people during the three day New Year holiday season . In addition to the 12 na- tional holidays , there are also such ...
... shrines and temples starting at midnight of December 31 ; several shrines and temples each draw more than 1,000,000 people during the three day New Year holiday season . In addition to the 12 na- tional holidays , there are also such ...
Page 66
... shrines held huge public and private estates in various provinces and wielded power comparable to that of the bakufu . These estates were , in reality , managed by influ- ential resident landlords who had become warriors . They were ...
... shrines held huge public and private estates in various provinces and wielded power comparable to that of the bakufu . These estates were , in reality , managed by influ- ential resident landlords who had become warriors . They were ...
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