Jainism : the world of conquerors
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Jainism : the world of conquerors
Sussex Academic Press, 1998
- v. 1
- v. 2
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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v. 1 ISBN 9781898723301
Description
The first comprehensive study of Jainism to be published in the West
Table of Contents
- Contents: Foreword
- Introduction
- The Meaning of Life
- The Antiquity of Jainism
- History
- The Origins of Jainism and the First Tirthankara--Risabhadeva
- The Later Tirthankaras
- Vardhamana Mahavira
- The Jain Sangha, Monks and Nuns, Yatis and Bhattarakas
- Prominent Aacaaryas
- Royal Patronage
- Popular Support
- Decline and Revival
- The Schisms
- Jain Migration Abroad
- Jains in the Twentieth Century
- Teachings of Mahavira
- The Path of Purification
- Jain Ethics
- Ahimsaa, Aparigraha, Anekaantavaada
- Austerities
- Jain Yoga and Meditation
- The Jain Community
- The Fourfold Order
- Monks and Nuns, and their Daily Duties
- Laypeople and their Daily Duties
- Jain Society as Depicted in the Narrative Literature
- Jain Society in the Contemporary World
- The Future -- Jains and Jainism
- Popular Jainism
- Regular Practices and Rituals
- Svetambara Rituals
- Penitential Retreat
- Digambara Rituals and Rituals of Other Sects
- Social Rituals
- Jain Sacred Days and Festivals
- Jainism in the Modern World
- Human Attitudes and Jain Ethics
- Animal Welfare
- Environmental Concerns
- Vegetarianism
- Jain Food Habits
- Current Trends and Conclusions
- The Current State of Jainism
- Index.
- Volume
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v. 2 ISBN 9781898723318
Description
The first comprehensive study of Jainism to be published in the West.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Foreword
- Introduction
- Sacred Literature
- Jain Scriptures and their Four Divisions
- Modern and Translated Literature
- The Jain View of the Universe
- The Cosmos
- Jain Concepts of the End of the World
- The Six Realities
- Jain Philosophy
- Philosophical Aspects
- Jiva
- Ajiva
- Nine Real Entities
- Karma
- Relativism
- Spiritual Development
- Jain Logic
- Jain Art of Reasoning
- Jain Psychology and the Theory of Knowledge
- Sensory Knowledge
- Scriptural Knowledge
- Supernormal Forms of Knowledge
- The Valid Sources of Knowledge
- The Concept of the Soul
- Science and Jainism
- Science and Religion
- Physics
- Chemistry and Atomic Theory
- Biology
- Botany
- Zoology
- Medical Sciences
- Mathematics
- Astronomy
- Astrology
- Jain Heritage
- Jain Art and Architecture
- Temples and Places of Pilgrimage
- Jain Institutions
- The World's Spiritual Quest
- Jainism and Other Faiths
- Eastern Faiths
- Western Faiths
- Conclusions
- Right Faith, Right Knowledge, Right Conduct
- Glossary
- Index.
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