Jaina Perspective In Philosophy And Religion
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| Author | : Arvind Sharma |
| Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9788120817609 |
The philosophical significance of Jainism extends far beyond its statistical presence in India and the world, for it lies in the unique quality of its thought. This book is an attempt to take its insights into account for the light they shed on issues customarily debated in the Philosophy of Religion as it has evolved in the West.
| Author | : Peter Flügel |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 271 |
| Release | : 2015-06-19 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1317557182 |
Interest in Indian religion and comparative philosophy has increased in recent years, but despite this the study of Jaina philosophy is still in its infancy. This book looks at the role of philosophy in Jaina tradition, and its significance within the general developments in Indian philosophy. Bringing together chapters by philologists, historians and philosophers, the book focuses on karman theory, the theory of conditional predication, epistemology and the debates of Jaina philosophers with representatives of competing traditions, such as Ājīvika, Buddhist and Hindu. It analyses the relationship between religion and philosophy in Jaina scriptures, both Digambara and Śvetāmbara, and will be of interest to scholars and students of South Asian Religion, Philosophy, and Philology.
| Author | : Melanie Barbato |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 2017-09-18 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9004276769 |
In Jain Approaches to Plurality Melanie Barbato offers a new perspective on the Jain teaching of plurality (anekāntavāda) and how it allowed Jains to engage with other discourses from Indian inter-school philosophy to global interreligious dialogue. Jainism, one of the world’s oldest religions, has managed to both adapt and preserve its identity across time through its inherently dialogical outlook. Drawing on a wide range of textual sources and original research in India, Barbato analyses the encounters between Jains and non-Jains in the classical, colonial and global context. Jain Approaches to Plurality offers a comprehensive introduction to anekāntavāda as a non-Western resource for understanding plurality and engaging in dialogue. “Building upon earlier work in this field without simply reduplicating it, Melanie Barbato’s work delves deeply into the question of the relevance of Jain approaches to religious and philosophical diversity to contemporary issues of inter-religious dialogue, and dialogues across worldviews more generally. (...) This work is a most welcome contribution to the conversation.” — Jeffery D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, Elizabethtown College. April 2017. Author of Jainism: An Introduction.
| Author | : Jeffery D. Long |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 171 |
| Release | : 2013-03-22 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0857736566 |
Jainism evokes images of monks wearing face-masks to protect insects and mico-organisms from being inhaled. Or of Jains sweeping the ground in front of them to ensure that living creatures are not inadvertently crushed: a practice of non-violence so radical as to defy easy comprehension. Yet for all its apparent exoticism, Jainism is still little understood in the West. What is this mysterious philosophy which originated in the 6th century BCE, whose absolute requirement is vegetarianism, and which now commands a following of four million adherents both in its native India and diaspora communities across the globe?In his welcome new treatment of the Jain religion, Long makes an ancient tradition fully intelligible to the modern reader. Plunging back more than two and a half millennia, to the plains of northern India and the life of a prince who - much like the Buddha - gave up a life of luxury to pursue enlightenment, Long traces the history of the Jain community from founding sage Mahavira to the present day. He explores asceticism, worship, the life of the Jain layperson, relations between Jainism and other Indic traditions, the Jain philosophy of relativity, and the implications of Jain ideals for the contemporary world. The book presents Jainism in a way that is authentic and engaging to specialists and non-specialists alike.
| Author | : Ramjee Singh |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Jaina philosophy |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Agustin Panikar |
| Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass |
| Total Pages | : 587 |
| Release | : 2010-01-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 8120834607 |
Jainism is a tradition which dates back thousands of years, which is unbelievably rich and profound, and which has certain unmistakable signs of identity. Contrary to what some might think, it is not in any sense a poor relation of Buddhism, nor is a strange, atheistic and ascetic sect within Hinduism. Jainism is, above all, the religion of non-violence (ahimsa), an ideal which all other religions of India were subsequently to make theirs and which was made universal by Gandhi in the 20th century. Like Buddhism, Jainism is a religion without God which paradoxically opens to the truly sacred in the deepest reaches of all living beings in the cosmos. And it is also the religion of non-absolutism (anekantavada), a particular form of philosophical pluralism, which seems astonishingly modern.
| Author | : Vilas Adinath Sangave |
| Publisher | : Bhartiya Jnanpith |
| Total Pages | : 178 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Jainism |
| ISBN | : 9788126312733 |
| Author | : Paul Dundas |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2024-11-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 104028874X |
The Indian religion of Jainism, whose central tenet involves non-violence to all creatures, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. Dundas looks at Jainism in its social and doctrinal context, explaining its history, sects, scriptures and ritual, and describing how the Jains have, over 2500 years, defined themselves as a unique religious community. This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism.
| Author | : Helmuth von Glasenapp |
| Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
| Total Pages | : 610 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9788120813762 |
The present book is one of the best and stimulating books ever written by scholars on Jainism. A glance at its contents will reveal the fact that Glasenapp has covered almost all the salient features of Jainism. The book is divided into
| Author | : Padmanabh S. Jaini |
| Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : India |
| ISBN | : 9788120815780 |
The religious tradition of the Jainas, unique in many respects, presents a fascinating array of doctrinal and social structures that stem from the anti-vedic movements of ancient times. Drawing extensively on primary sources, Professor Jaini provides a comprehensive introduction to the Jaina experience. Beginning with the Life of Mahavira the author elucidates the essentials of Jaina cosmology and philosophy as well as of the path of purification through which the soul may escape from its Karmic defilements and attain eternal salvation. This path constitutes the integral element within the broader frame-work of Jaina literature, lay ritual and the socio-historical factors, which enabled Jainism to survive and prosper to the present day. In particular, the author has examined the cardinal doctrine of ahimsa (non-harming), both in its impact upon Jaina religious consciousness and as a standard in applying its sacred principles to the conduct of every day life.
