Chitta Ranjan Pal

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 41 · No. 3

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Jambusvami in the Agamas

Chitta Ranjan Pal’s essay examines how the Śvetāmbara and Digambara Āgamas portray Jambusvāmi, the immediate disciple and successor of Sudharmasvāmi in the Jaina monastic order. Jambusvāmi (543–449…

January - 2007Vol. 41 · No. 3pp. 134–139

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A less known cause of prosperity of the Jainas in the Pala kingdom

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

Chitta Ranjan Pal explores why Jain communities prospered under the Pāla dynasty of Bengal and Bihar (c. 8th–12th centuries) despite the dynasty being primarily Buddhist. He argues that the commonly…

January - 2007Vol. 41 · No. 3pp. 128–133

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Vol. 41 · No. 1

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Mahāmūni Jambūsvāmī and Bengal

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

Chitta Ranjan Pal’s extensive two‑part essay explores the figure of Jambūsvāmī, the last omniscient saint (kevalin) of the Jain tradition, and examines his little‑studied connection with Bengal.…

July - 2006Vol. 41 · No. 1pp. 27–40

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. XL · No. 2

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Jainism in Bengal

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

The article "Jainism in Bengal" by Chitta Ranjan Pal argues that while the Nirgranthas, or Jainas, failed to expand their influence into North India after the decline of Buddhism there by the tenth…

October - 2005Vol. XL · No. 2pp. 73–88

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 39 · No. 4

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Were the monks expelled from the Buddhist saṃgha by Aśoka the Jainas?

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

Chitta Ranjan Pal investigates whether the monks expelled from the Buddhist saṃgha during the Pāṭaliputra council under Emperor Aśoka were in fact Jain Nirgranthas. The article recounts how,…

April - 2005Vol. 39 · No. 4pp. 180–192

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Position of the Nirgranthas (Jainas) in Bengal during the period of \Matsyanyāya" or "The Anarchy""

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

This essay examines why literary and epigraphic records of the Nirgranthas (Jainas) disappear from Bengal after the middle of the seventh century. It begins by noting that Jainism flourished in…

April - 2005Vol. 39 · No. 4pp. 173–179

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Vol. 39 · No. 4

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Bappabhatti Suri and Jainism in Bengal

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

Bappabhaṭṭi Sūri is portrayed as a legendary Śvetāmbara Jain monk who belonged to the Moḍha Gaccha. Medieval sources such as Prabhāvaka‑carita, Upadeśataraṅgiṇī and Rājasēkhara Sūri’s Prabandhakośa…

April - 2005Vol. 39 · No. 4pp. 165–172

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Position of the Jainas in Bengal during the rule of Gopala, the first Pala king

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

The article "Position of the Jainas in Bengal during the rule of Gopala, the first Pala king" by Chitta Ranjan Pal examines the historical presence of Jain communities in Bengal during the early Pāla…

January - 2005Vol. 39 · No. 3pp. 105–114

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. XVI · No. 3

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Was Sasanka a Jaina in his Early Life?

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

Chittaranjan Pal’s article investigates a provocative question: Was Sasanka, the seventh‑century king of Gauda (in eastern India) and notorious persecutor of Buddhists, originally a follower of…

Jan - 1982Vol. XVI · No. 3pp. 100–103

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 16 · No. 1

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Sasanka, the Enemy and Oppressor of Jainism

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

Chittaranjan Pal examines the career of Śaśāṅka (r. early 7th century), the first sovereign of Gauḍa in Bengal, and explains why later Jain and Buddhist sources portray him as a persecutor. According…

July - 1981Vol. 16 · No. 1pp. 7–12

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 14 · No. 1

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Who is the Lengha‑deva of the Govindapur Copper‑plate of Laksmana Sena?

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

Chitta Ranjan Pal investigates the enigmatic term “Lengha‑deva” appearing on a copper‑plate grant issued by Bengal’s Lakṣmaṇa Sena (c. 1179–1207 CE). The plate records a donation of land to a…

July - 1979Vol. 14 · No. 1pp. 21–25

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 13 · No. 4

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Reference to the Existence of Jainism in Bengal in the Varman & Sena Inscriptions

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

The article by Caitta Ranjan Pal examines the existence of Jainism in Bengal after the 7th Century A.D., focusing on the Varman and Sena inscriptions. The main argument is that Jainism was a living…

April - 1979Vol. 13 · No. 4pp. 127–133

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 13 · No. 2

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Jainism in Bengal during the Pāla Period as revealed in the Buddhist Dohas

By Chitta Ranjan Pal

Chitta Ranjan Pal uses a neglected group of Buddhist lyric poems known as doha‑koṣas to reassess the status of Jainism in eastern India during the Pāla period (8th–12th centuries). Scholars have…

Oct - 1978Vol. 13 · No. 2pp. 67–69

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Articles

Jambusvami in the Agamas

A less known cause of prosperity of the Jainas in the Pala kingdom

Mahāmūni Jambūsvāmī and Bengal

Jainism in Bengal

Were the monks expelled from the Buddhist saṃgha by Aśoka the Jainas?

Position of the Nirgranthas (Jainas) in Bengal during the period of \Matsyanyāya" or "The Anarchy""

Bappabhatti Suri and Jainism in Bengal

Position of the Jainas in Bengal during the rule of Gopala, the first Pala king

Was Sasanka a Jaina in his Early Life?

Sasanka, the Enemy and Oppressor of Jainism

Who is the Lengha‑deva of the Govindapur Copper‑plate of Laksmana Sena?

Reference to the Existence of Jainism in Bengal in the Varman & Sena Inscriptions

Jainism in Bengal during the Pāla Period as revealed in the Buddhist Dohas

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