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OUTLINE OF THE BOOK The Thesis is divided into two parts. Part one deals with the comparative and critical study of the narrative material of the Paumacariyam and part two comprises of the cultural study. The whole work has been arranged into twelve chapters, the first six forming part one and the next six, part two. The first chapter contains the critical survey of the text of Paumacariyam edited by Dr. H. Jacobi and the sect and the date of the author. The second is a summary of Paumacariyam chapterwise. The Third chapter contains a comparative study of the Ramakatha of Paumacariyam with that of the Valmiki Ramiyana and the Tulasi Ramayana in particular to find out the points of agreement and disagreement. In the fourth chapter all the intervening stories of the Paumacariyam have been summarised and an attempt has been made to find out their sources and their influence. The fifth chapter is a comparative study of the origin and the genealogical lists of various Vamsas given in the Paumacariyam with that of the Brahmanical tradition. In the sixth chaper an attempt has been made to trace out the sources of the Rama-Katha of the Paumacariyam as well as of the intervening stories. The original contribution of Vimalasuri and his influence on various Jaina and non-Jaina, Indian and Foreign Rama-kathas have also been discussed. The seventh chapter treats of the social conditions reflected in the Paumacariyam. Its first section deals with the Jaina and Brahmanical concept of caste or Jati, and the division of the ancient society into four Varnas and Asramas. The second section is a study of the institution of family and the harmonious life of its members, their rights and duties. Various relations also have been noted. The third section treats of the functions and ceremonies of birth, childhood and marriage as well as the considerations on which marital alliances were settled, the types of marriages prevalent and the position of intercaste and inter-racial marriages. The fourth section comprises of the position of women in the family and society, as a maiden, a wife, a mother and a widow. Then their social status outside the family as weil as the political and religious status have been discussed. The sixth section includes the manners, customs and beliefs of the ancient society. The seventh section contains a discussion of the supernatural elements concerning heaven and hell and associated with the life of great personages.

( x ) The eighth chapter comprises of the system of education, literature, sciences arts and the architecture. The first section contains topics on the teacher and student's relationship. The second section deals with the various sciences, such as writing, astronomy, astrology, medical science and cooking. The third section deals with the various kinds of arts such as clothing and ornaments, hair dressing articles of fragrance and the use of flowers. Then follows the exposition of fine-arts, viz., music, dance and drama, drawing and painting, terracota and plastering and sculpture. The fourth section gives account of the housing, architecture, town-planning, various types of buildings, palaces and others. The fifth section mentions the articles of furniture and decoration. The ninth chapter is a study of the economic, political and religious conditions: The first section deals with economic conditions. It contains topics on agriculture, crops, animal husbandry, various other professions and services. Then it treats of the mineral products, forest yield, trade and commerce. The second section discusses the topics such as state, king, administration, policies of state, law, justice, army and warfare. The third section deals with philosophy. and religion, including the Jain philosophy, ethics, and monks' and householders' rules. It further throws light on the rituals both Jaina and Brahmanical, as well as the popular worship. In the tenth chapter the geographical places, peoples and tribes have been identified. Jain cosmology, various races such as the Anaryas or Mlecchas and Vidyadharas, Raksasas and the Vanaras are included in it. The eleventh chapter is a study of the language, grammar and prosody and contains a literary estimate of the Paumacariyam. The twelfth chapter is the conclusion which summarises the original contribution of Vimalasuri to the story of Rama, his cultural contri. bution, his indebtedness to others and his influence on the Jaina and non-Jaina Rama-Kathas as well as the cultural, historical and linguistic importance of the work.