N. M. Kansara’s review essay surveys a range of recently published books and editions in the fields of Indology, Jain studies and Gujarati literature. He discusses new critical editions of classical…
2000Vol. 23pp. 128–157
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Buddhist and Jaina Concepts of Man and Society as Revealed in Their Religious Literature
This comparative study examines how Buddhist and Jain religious texts portray the nature of the individual and the organisation of society. Both traditions arose as sramana movements that challenged…
April 1980 - January 1981Vol. 9 · No. 1-4pp. 40–51
Padmanabh S. Jaini, himself a renowned scholar of Jainism, reflects on the long history of engagement between the Jaina community and Western academics. He begins by recounting the earliest contacts…