Acknowledgements
Research theme
Research methodology
Buddhism and Jainism
Overview of Jainism
Methodology of field investigation
Those who collaborated in the field survey
Schedule
Items for investigation
Those who comprised the Sangha
Types of ordained person
Monks' ranks
Proprietary rights to, and management of, monasteries and buildings
How monks passed the year
The rainy season retreat
Wandering
Daily life
Meals
Personal appearance
In place of a conclusion

This report was prepared for a debriefing meeting held on February 8, 2006. It concerns the month-long field trip made with financial assistance from the Chūō Academic Research Institute by NAKASHIMA Katsuhisa and IWAI Shōgo between September 7 and October 5, 2005. It describes their investigation into the activities of the "naked ascetics" of Jainism, and its results.