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Synopsis Tamilnadu has a plethora of Jaina archaeological wealth such as Sramana caves, temples, stone sculptures, bronze images, paintings, epigraphical documents and manuscripts. They throw a flood of light on the socio, economic and religious life of the Jaina community and bespeak of the glorious heritage of the past. However, there is a paucity of published works on these potential Jaina archaeological vestiges. Hence, inorder to highlight the importance of the rich heritage of the Jainas of Tamilnadu and to encourage hudding scholars to pursue intensive research on various aspect connected with Jainism in the southern part of peninsular India, a Seminar was organized in October 2004 by the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Madras in collaboration with the All Indian Digamber Jain (Teerth Sanrakshni) Mahasabha, Lucknow. Shri M.K. Jain, M.Sc. M.S. The present volume contains ten research papers presented by scholars in the seminar on different aspects of Jaina archaeological heritage of Tamilnadu.