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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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.
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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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