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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 22 · No. 2

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Mathematical Aspects of Jambudvipa

This article analyzes the numerical and geometrical features of the Jain cosmological model of Jambūdvīpa and Mount Meru. Jain scriptures describe the universe as a series of concentric continents…

Oct - 1987Vol. 22 · No. 2pp. 70–74

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Psycho‑Social Aspects of Jaina Mathematics

By Sajjan Singh Lishk, Amarjit Kaur

The article "Psycho‑Social Aspects of Jaina Mathematics" by S. S. Lishk and Smt. Amarjit Kaur offers an interdisciplinary examination of how the Jaina way of life influenced the development of…

July - 1987Vol. 22 · No. 1pp. 20–22

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Vol. 21 · No. 3

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Main Characteristics and Achievements of Jaina School of Ancient Indian Astronomy

By Sajjan Singh Lishk

Focusing on the post‑Vedāṅga, pre‑Siddhāntic era of Indian astronomy, this paper highlights distinctive features of the **Jaina school of astronomy**. The author notes that Western histories often…

January - 1987Vol. 21 · No. 3pp. 96–101

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Vol. 21 · No. 3

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Main Characteristics and Achievements of Jaina School of Ancient Indian Astronomy

By Sajjan Singh Lishk

Focusing on the post‑Vedāṅga, pre‑Siddhāntic era of Indian astronomy, this paper highlights distinctive features of the **Jaina school of astronomy**. The author notes that Western histories often…

Jan - 1987Vol. 21 · No. 3pp. 96–101

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On Five Circular Parts of Jambudvipa

By Sajjan Singh Lishk

Sajjan Singh Lishk’s paper ‘On Five Circular Parts of Jambudvipa’ delves into the cosmological speculations of the Sūrya‑prajñapti, a Jain astronomical treatise. The third prabhṛt of the text…

July - 1986Vol. 21 · No. 1pp. 20–24

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. XVIII · No. 3

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Notion of Declination Implied in the Concept of Mandala (Diurnal Circle) in Jaina School of Astronomy

By Sajjan Singh Lishk

This article by Sajjan Singh Lishk investigates a curious aspect of ancient Jain cosmology: the notion of declination, or the north‑south displacement of the Sun and Moon relative to the equator,…

Jan - 1984Vol. XVIII · No. 3pp. 83–102

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Vol. 18 · No. 2

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Book Review: Sri Upasakadasanga Sutra

By Sajjan Singh Lishk

The Upasakadaśāṅga (Upāsaka-daśāh) is one of the twelve upāṅgas of the Śvetāmbara Jain canon. It consists of ten chapters that narrate the exemplary conduct of lay devotees who attain spiritual…

Oct - 1983Vol. 18 · No. 2pp. 73

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Kinematics of Venus in Bhadrabahu Sanhita

By Sajjan Singh Lishk

The paper “Kinematics of Venus in Bhadrabahu Sanhita” by Sajjan Singh Lishk examines the treatment of Venus in the Jain canonical work Bhadrabahu Samhita (BBS). It shows that ancient Jain scholars…

July - 1983Vol. 18 · No. 1pp. 1–19

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Vol. 17 · No. 3

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Post-Vedanga Pre-Siddhantic Indian Astronomy

By Sajjan Singh Lishk

Sajjan Singh Lishk’s study “Post‑Vedāṅga Pre‑Siddhāntic Indian Astronomy” examines a neglected phase in the history of Indian astronomy lying between the composition of the Vedic Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa and…

Jan - 1983Vol. 17 · No. 3pp. 88–95

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Vol. XV · No. 2

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On Application of the Law of Combination in Early Jaina Philosophy

By Sajjan Singh Lishk

This study applies the mathematical law of combination to early Jain philosophy. After explaining the combinatorial formula nCr and factorial notation, the author explores its relevance to the…

Oct - 1980Vol. XV · No. 2pp. 71–73

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Vol. XIV · No. 3

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Certain Peculiarities of Jaina School of Astronomy

By Sajjan Singh Lishk

This article examines the distinct characteristics of the Jaina School of Astronomy, a system derived primarily from Jaina canonical literature, though it occasionally notes parallels in Puranic and…

Jan - 1980Vol. XIV · No. 3pp. 81–88

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Vol. 8 · No. 1-4

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On Karaṇas in Jaina Calendar

By Sajjan Singh Lishk, S. D. Sharma

“On Karaṇas in Jaina Calendar” by S. D. Sharma and Sajjan Singh Lishk is an astronomical study of karaṇas—the divisions of a lunar day used in Indian calendrical science. Jaina canonical texts record…

April 1979 to January 1980Vol. 8 · No. 1-4pp. 130–133

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 13 · No. 4

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Length Units in Jaina Astronomy

By Sajjan Singh Lishk, S. D. Sharma

The article "Length Units in Jaina Astronomy" by Sajjann Singh Lishk and S. D. Sharma examines the diversity of length measures in ancient Indian astronomy, focusing on the post-Vedanga…

April - 1979Vol. 13 · No. 4pp. 143–154

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Vol. 13 · No. 3

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Antiquity of Bharata War as Revealed from Jaina Astronomy

By Sajjan Singh Lishk, S. D. Sharma

“Antiquity of Bharata War as Revealed from Jaina Astronomy” addresses the long‑standing question of when the Mahābhārata war occurred and whether it is a historical event or a myth. Sajjan Singh…

January 1979Vol. 13 · No. 3pp. 99–103

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Vol. 7 · No. 1-4

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Zodiacal Circumference as Graduated in Jaina Astronomy

By Sajjan Singh Lishk, S. D. Sharma

This technical paper analyses how Jain astronomers divided the celestial circle into quantifiable units. The authors explain that the Jambūdvīpaprajñapti describes the lunar zodiac as a series of…

April - 1978 to January - 1979Vol. 7 · No. 1-4pp. 91–106

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. XII · No. 3

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Notion of Obliquity of Ecliptic Implied in the Concept of Mount Meru in Jambudvipa Prajnapti

By Sajjan Singh Lishk, S. D. Sharma

Using the Jain canonical work Jambudvīpa Prajñapti, S.S. Lish and S.D. Sharma examine whether the description of Mount Meru encodes knowledge of the obliquity of the ecliptic – the tilt of the…

Jan - 1978Vol. XII · No. 3pp. 79–92

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Vol. 12 · No. 1

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Jaina Jyotisa Vijnana

By Sajjan Singh Lishk

In this article Sajjan Singh Lishk introduces readers to Jaina Jyotisa Vijnana, the astronomical knowledge embedded in Jaina canonical literature. Jyotisa Vijnana literally means ‘astronomy,’ and…

July - 1977Vol. 12 · No. 1pp. 36–40

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Articles

Mathematical Aspects of Jambudvipa

Psycho‑Social Aspects of Jaina Mathematics

Main Characteristics and Achievements of Jaina School of Ancient Indian Astronomy

Main Characteristics and Achievements of Jaina School of Ancient Indian Astronomy

On Five Circular Parts of Jambudvipa

Notion of Declination Implied in the Concept of Mandala (Diurnal Circle) in Jaina School of Astronomy

Book Review: Sri Upasakadasanga Sutra

Kinematics of Venus in Bhadrabahu Sanhita

Post-Vedanga Pre-Siddhantic Indian Astronomy

On Application of the Law of Combination in Early Jaina Philosophy

Certain Peculiarities of Jaina School of Astronomy

On Karaṇas in Jaina Calendar

Length Units in Jaina Astronomy

Antiquity of Bharata War as Revealed from Jaina Astronomy

Zodiacal Circumference as Graduated in Jaina Astronomy

Notion of Obliquity of Ecliptic Implied in the Concept of Mount Meru in Jambudvipa Prajnapti

Jaina Jyotisa Vijnana

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