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Vol. 31

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Sanskrit, Women, Sudras and Mlecchas

This article examines how language, religion and social hierarchy intersect in early Hindu society by focusing on access to Sanskrit. In the fourth century BCE the Sanskritic tradition took the…

2007Vol. 31pp. 1–3

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 35 · No. 2

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Some Special Aspects of Jain Philosophy as a School of Indian Philosophy

By Arvind Sharma

As a school of Indian philosophy, Jainism exhibits distinct features beyond its well‑known emphasis on karma, time, space, epistemological relativity, ahimsa and nudity. Arvind Sharma surveys how…

October - 2000Vol. 35 · No. 2pp. 49–52

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Vol. 19

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Karma and Freewill: A Comparative Study of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism

By Arvind Sharma

Arvind Sharma explores how Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism reconcile the law of karma with human free will. He begins by acknowledging the popular criticism that karma determinism leaves no room for…

1994-1995Vol. 19pp. 66–73

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 24 · No. 2

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Dialectical Sociology of Religion in the Context of Jainism

By Arvind Sharma

The article "Dialectical Sociology of Religion in the Context of Jainism" explores Hans Mol’s dialectical sociology, a theory that sees religion as balancing human needs for stability and change. Mol…

October - 1989Vol. 24 · No. 2pp. 37–43

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 17 · No. 4

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Is There A Popular Jainism?

By Arvind Sharma

In this essay, Arvind Sharma asks whether there is such a thing as a ‘popular’ Jainism distinct from the religion’s more austere monastic tradition. He rejects as too vague the idea of simply listing…

April - 1983Vol. 17 · No. 4pp. 112–118

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Vol. 17 · No. 1

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The Jaina Concept of Kevalajnana in the Light of Modern Researches in Thanatology

By Arvind Sharma

This paper by Arvind Sharma explores the Jain concept of kevalajnana—omniscience or perfect knowledge—and examines its plausibility in light of modern research into near‑death experiences. In…

July - 1982Vol. 17 · No. 1pp. 9–16

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. XVI · No. 3

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Karma and the Arhant in Jainism

By Arvind Sharma

In this scholarly essay Arvind Sharma examines the status of karma for an enlightened soul within Jainism and compares it to the concept of jīvanmukti (liberation while living) in Advaita Vedanta and…

Jan - 1982Vol. XVI · No. 3pp. 95–99

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Vol. 10 · No. 1-4

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Why Did Jainism Not Develop the View That Samsara = Nirvana

By Arvind Sharma

This concise philosophical essay asks why Jainism, unlike certain Buddhist schools, never identified the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) with liberation (nirvāṇa). The author argues that Jain metaphysics…

April 1981 - January 1982Vol. 10 · No. 1-4pp. 50–52

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 15 · No. 3

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An Advaitic Criticism of Jainism – a Counter-Criticism

By Arvind Sharma

Arvind Sharma's article addresses an Advaitin criticism that Jainism's recognition of an infinite plurality of souls contradicts its own soteriological description of liberated souls as sharing…

Jan - 1981Vol. 15 · No. 3pp. 81–84

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Vol. 9 · No. 1-4

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Some Special Aspects of jaina Philosophy as a School of Indian Philosophy

By Arvind Sharma

The article surveys several distinctive features of Jain philosophy that set it apart from other schools of Indian thought. Beyond well‑known doctrines like karma and ahimsa, the author draws…

April 1980 - January 1981Vol. 9 · No. 1-4pp. 92–95

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 14 · No. 2

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The Relationship of Jain Epistemology to its Ontology and Soteriology

By Arvind Sharma

Arvind Sharma’s article tackles the interplay between Jain epistemology, ontology and soteriology. Some scholars, he notes, treat the Jain doctrine of relativistic epistemology (anekāntavāda and…

October 1979Vol. 14 · No. 2pp. 64–67

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Vol. 8 · No. 1-4

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A Note on the Nomenclature for Materialists in Ancient India

By Arvind Sharma

“A Note on the Nomenclature for Materialists in Ancient India” examines the labels used for proponents of materialist philosophies such as the Cārvāka (Lokāyata) school. Materialism in India…

April 1979 to January 1980Vol. 8 · No. 1-4pp. 34–38

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 12 · No. 2

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Christianity and Jainism as Ecological Models

By Arvind Sharma

In “Christianity and Jainism as Ecological Models,” Arvind Sharma argues that a society’s ecological outlook is shaped by its theology. Christian thought, influenced by Greek and Hebraic traditions,…

October - 1977Vol. 12 · No. 2pp. 61–64

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Articles

Sanskrit, Women, Sudras and Mlecchas

Some Special Aspects of Jain Philosophy as a School of Indian Philosophy

Karma and Freewill: A Comparative Study of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism

Dialectical Sociology of Religion in the Context of Jainism

Is There A Popular Jainism?

The Jaina Concept of Kevalajnana in the Light of Modern Researches in Thanatology

Karma and the Arhant in Jainism

Why Did Jainism Not Develop the View That Samsara = Nirvana

An Advaitic Criticism of Jainism – a Counter-Criticism

Some Special Aspects of jaina Philosophy as a School of Indian Philosophy

The Relationship of Jain Epistemology to its Ontology and Soteriology

A Note on the Nomenclature for Materialists in Ancient India

Christianity and Jainism as Ecological Models

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