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The Jains
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Author : Paul Dundas
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2002
The Jains written by Paul Dundas and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Jainism categories.
"This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism as carried out over the last ten years."--BOOK JACKET.
Scripture And Community
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Author : Kendall W. Folkert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Scripture And Community written by Kendall W. Folkert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Religion categories.
ABOUT THE BOOK:This book contains the collected articles and papers on the Jains of the late Kendall W. Folkert. At the time of his death Folkert was one of the leading scholars on Jainism in the West. The chapters treat various aspects of the Jain tr
The Jains
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Author : Paul Dundas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
The Jains written by Paul Dundas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Religion categories.
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.
Jains In The World
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Author : John E. Cort
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2001-03-22
Jains In The World written by John E. Cort and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-22 with Religion categories.
"There is no doubt that the wealth of new data and ideas offered in this exquisite book provides the deepest insights yet into the contemporary religious world of Jain laity. It will serve for some time as a paradigmatic monograph for future empirical studies of Jain religious life." --Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies "Jains in the World is a significant and welcome ethnography of contemporary Jains in western India by the most prominent scholar of Jainism in North America. This book is a must for scholars of South Asian religions and will provide scholars of Hindu traditions fine grounding both in a central dialectic of Jain thought and in contemporary Jain praxis." --International Journal of Hindu Studies "A valuable addition to the literature on Jainism as a living faith. Since it has the additional merits of being clearly written, attractively illustrated, and free of unnecessary theoretical baggage, it should serve as a good introduction to this tradition for college students." --Journal of the American Oriental Society "A must-read for understanding, by and large, the ritual world of the Jains. He has succeeded in proving that the concept of well-being is as central to the Jains' moral universe as their more entrenched pursuit of the goal of liberation of soul from karmic bondage."--History of Religions "An essential read for students and scholars of Jainism. . . . it identifies and defines a realm of value in Jainism strongly alluded to by recent scholarship, but which, until now, had not been explicitly stated. For this reason Jains in the World will doubtless prove to be a fundamental turning point in the development of Jaina studies."-- The Journal of Religion This book presents a detailed fieldwork-based study of the ancient Indian religion of Jainism. Drawing on field research in northern Gujarat and on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and Prakrit and modern vernacular Jain religious literature, John Cort provides a rounded portrait of the religion as it is practiced today.
The Assembly Of Listeners
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Author : Michael Carrithers
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1991-04-04
The Assembly Of Listeners written by Michael Carrithers and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-04-04 with Social Science categories.
The Jains have exerted an influence on Indian society and religion out of proportion with their relatively small numbers. The Assembly of Listeners: The Jains in Society is the first book to address the sociology of the Jains and to discuss the notion of the "community" based on religious affiliation in India. Topics covered include Jain ideals and identity; women in the Jains community; popular Jainism; Jain reform and Jain identity in the UK. This collection is an important theoretical addition to the studies of Indian society, which has previously focused mainly on caste and class politics as the fundamental social units. With much recent fieldwork providing unique information on the ethnography of the Jains, this study will prove indispensable to any scholar interested in this little known but highly influential social group.
Religion And Culture Of The Jains
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Author : Jyotiprasāda Jaina
language : en
Publisher: New Delhi : Bharatiya Jnanpith Publication
Release Date : 1975
Religion And Culture Of The Jains written by Jyotiprasāda Jaina and has been published by New Delhi : Bharatiya Jnanpith Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Religion categories.
The Doctrine Of The Jainas
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Author : Walther Schubring
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Release Date : 2000
The Doctrine Of The Jainas written by Walther Schubring and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Jainism categories.
The Doctrine of the Jainas is an English translaton of the world famous German book Die Lehre der Jainas of W. Schubring by Wolfgang Beurlen. The author has also revised the English translation thoroughly. He has tried that the Jaina friends might come to obtain an idea of what has been accomplished by Western scholars during a period of about one hundred and fifty years, burning the midnight oil, with a view to make the world acquaint with one of the finest achievements of the Indian mind. The author has tried to put the essence of Jaina religion and philosophy in a very clear way so that any student of religion or philosophy can easily trace out Jainism with a view of history, cosmology and cosmography. This enlarged edition contains three indices.
Religion Culture Of The Jains
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Author : Jyotiprasāda Jaina
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Religion Culture Of The Jains written by Jyotiprasāda Jaina and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Jainism categories.
The Lives Of The Jain Elders
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Author : Hemacandra
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1998
The Lives Of The Jain Elders written by Hemacandra and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Epic poetry categories.
The Lives of the Jain Elders is the standard synthesis of source material for the early history of Jainism by the great twelfth-century Jain scholar-monk, Hemacandra, also a key figure in the wider context of Sanskrit literature. An epic poem written in an allusive and ornamental style, itrelates the pupillary succession of the early monastic Jain community, their teaching and the legendary spread of their influence, the ascetisicism of the Elders, and their eventual liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. Abounding in memorable characters, and providing a rich compendium ofIndian folk-tale, The Lives of the Jain Elders offers fascinating insight into the social life of medieval India. This new translation makes the complete work available for the first time in a European language and is complemented by a full introduction illuminating Jain belief and history.
The Jains
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Author : Paul Dundas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
The Jains written by Paul Dundas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Philosophy categories.
The Indian religion of Jainism, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism.