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                  Title
                  Historical Dictionary of Jainism
                  Author
                  Kristi L. Wiley
                  Journal or book or series
                  Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements series series editor Jon Woronoff; volume 53
                  Publication details
                  Scarecrow Press; 2004; Maryland, USA

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