Kristi L. Wiley is a visiting lecturer in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. She teaches courses in Indian Religions and religion and ecology. Her area of specialization in Jainism is karma theory.

• 1 Editor's Foreword 2 Preface 3 Jain Scriptures 4 Reader's Notes 5 Map of Major Jain Sites in India 6 Chronology 7 Introduction 8 The Dictionary 9 Appendix *The Fourteen Gunasthanas*The Eleven Pratimas*The Jain Festival Calendar*Tirthankaras Cognizances*Tirthankaras' Birth and Nirvana Sites*Tirthankaras' Yaksas and Yaksis 10 Bibliography 11 About the Author

Wiley, a visiting lecturer for courses in Indian religions at the University of California at Berkeley and author of various articles on Jainism, her specialty, has provided more than a dictionary of a specific religion. She has created a valuable reference work for anyone initially studying Jainism and for those already familiar with it and who, at various times, may need a quick refresher to key aspects of this religion. Her work, therefore, can simultaneously appeal to a range of users from academic and public libraries alike. Wiley enhances the core dictionary with valuable information both in the preceding pages and in the appendices. Before the wealth of information in the dictionary, she gives the reader a pronunciation guide for the terms and names encountered within the text. In addition, spelling conventions and abbreviations are outlined so the reader can understand the structure of the words and terms in the entries. Other key features include an outline, discussion, and description of the Jain Scriptures and texts along with a chronology of key events for the Jain community of believers. A concise, but extremely informative, overview of the Jain religion follows the chronology....Overall, this is a valuable, well-designed resource that can be