Jainism
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Viyahapannatti (Bhagavai): The fifth Anga of the Jaina Canon
Viyahapannatti (Bhagavai): The fifth Anga of the Jaina Canon
The Viyahapannatti (Vyakhyaprajnapati) or Bhagavai (Bhagavati) is the fifth Anga of the Jaina Svetambara Canon. It is as the title says a Proclamation of Explanations’ viz. of explanations given as a rule by Mahavira the founder of Jainism, in answer to questions raised by his disciples in most cases Goyama Indabhui. Experts have described this monumental work as an omnium gatherum, a tohu bohu etc.: its questions and answers, as a matter of fact, deal with a bewildering variety of topics, embracing all the important domains of the Jaina doctrine; moreover its teachings are presented in many different forms.
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Scientific Explorations of Jain Doctrines (in 2 Parts)
Scientific Explorations of Jain Doctrines (in 2 Parts)
This book shows that it can be very fruitful for science to study other thought-systems than those in which we were born and raised. In our days we can make use of the entire heritage of the mind-created global mosaic of cultures. Much more of such type of research should be done by able philosophers and scientists. Ancient thinkers have come up with insights that lack us today – causing unnecessary ignorance and suffering. Probably no philosopher in the world would disagree with the statement that there is no knowledge higher than Truth-but that there are many ways for the mind to approach her.
Jainism is definitely more spiritual in its understanding than Western science and philosophy. It also covers subtle aspects of nature as yet unknown to or ill-understood by mainstream science.
The book contains so much information on the modern science, including, for example, the latest theories and speculations of physics, chemistry, cosmology and genetics, and other disciplines, that for this reason alone it could be used as a general textbook for science students. But the great extra value of it is the extensive exposure of Jain ideas laid down in scriptures throughout the last two millennia by scholars and Jain acharyas (ascetics, monks). Then both traditions-modern science and Jain science-are thoroughly compared.
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Jaina System of Education
Jaina System of Education
It is historically certain that the Jaina contribution to education was as great, significant and important as that of the Buddhists. The book offers an account by studying the problem in connection with its five important agent, viz. the family, the church, the school, the state and the industry. The title ‘Jaina System of Education’ that the book bears might be more appropriately replaced by ‘Educational Systems found in Jaina Literature’ inasmuch as the Brahmanical the secular and the vocational education have also been dealt with. It is a historical fact that there were no watertight compartments in India separating Jainism Buddhism and other cognare schemes of life and caltgion. They all contributed harmoniously towards the development of culture as whole. Necessarily the contributions of these several systems in the field of education were inseparably mixed up.
₹400.00Jaina System of Education
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The Jaina Sutras (SBE Vol. 45)
The Jaina Sutras (SBE Vol. 45)
₹750.00The Jaina Sutras (SBE Vol. 45)
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The Clever Adulteress: A Treasury of Jaina Literature
The Clever Adulteress: A Treasury of Jaina Literature
The stories in this Clever Adulteress collection span almost one thousand years of
story-telling in India. Most originate in North India and all were written
by Jain monks for the edification and amusement of the faithful. The
treasures of India’s heritage of story-telling are known to us today mainly
from these Jain stories which have been carefully preserved through the
years. The Stories in The Clever Adulteress have been translated by a
renowned group of scholars from India, North America and Europe. Each
translator has chosen his or her favorites from the vast treasures of Jain
literature.
PHYLLIS GRANOFF teaches Sanskrit and Indian Religions at McMaster
University in Himilton, Ontario. She has written extensively on Jain
literature, particularly Jain religious biographies. She has also
translated a collection of short stories by Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhyaya
from Bengali to English. She currently edits the Journal of Indian
Philosophy and continues to work on traditional and modern Indian
literature.
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Nonviolence As a Way of Life: History, Theory and Practice, Volume I-II
Nonviolence As a Way of Life: History, Theory and Practice, Volume I-II
This book is intended for those who are struggling to understand and confront the epidemic of violence in our world but are not familiar with the nonviolent alternatives. Among those alternatives is the tradition of ahimsa, which has been advocated and practiced by the Jains for the last twenty-five centuries. Inspired by the Jains, this collection of essays speaks with many voices personal reflections, scholarly studies, religious insights ñ to provide examples, guidance, and encouragement to those trying to cope with the violence that has become so prevalent. The essays should speak to a broad audience, but most especially to young people (late teens to early twenties), who are surrounded by violence practically from their birth and in virtually all aspects of their life: home, school, community, work, and media. The book will help them see: 1. What is involved in a nonviolent approach to the world, and how to apply it in various aspects of their daily lives. 2. That there are many of us out there ñ of different genders, race, professions, social classes, and religious affiliations, on every continent ñ who take nonviolence very seriously and try to live in accordance with its principles and values. 3. That there are many groups, institutions, and organisations that practice nonviolence and who can offer guidance, counsel, and help. The central aims of this book are to let those dealing with or surrounded by violence know that there is another way, and to encourage them to try to live in accordance with that way ñ the way of nonviolence.
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Jaina Ethics
Jaina Ethics
The metaphysical Reality or the Truth of logical coherence must remain merely a theoretical possibility unless it is translated into good of life through right-living. In fact, the Reality or Truth is supra-logical and can be better realised by living it practically than by speculating on it intellectually. Indian philosophy in general, Jainism in particular, therefore, ascribes the supreme place, of all the branches of philosophy, to ethics. Silanka, a great commentator on Jaina Agamas, considers all the branches of philosophy only subsidiary to and meant for ethics. Yet there is no work, written on the lines of modern research, dealing with the Jaina view of life in its entirety. The present work is a humble attempt to cover up that lacuna. The author has adopted a synthetic view of things, while making comparisons and emphasised the unity existing in the diversity of Indian thinking in the diversity of Indian thinking. This is in keeping with the traditional Jaina way of looking at problems. Syadavada which has become almost a synonym for Jainism teaches us that the same truth could be differently expressed without involving us in any real contradiction.
₹395.00Jaina Ethics
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