Ch. Lalitha examines Silanka’s commentary on the Jain Sutrakrtanga, focusing on passages that present and refute heretical cosmologies. Silanka summarises views of other religions, including theories…
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The Jain Concept of Śramaṇa in the Aupapātika Sūtra
This article examines the Jain concept of the śramaṇa as delineated in the Aupapātika Sūtra. The author, Ch. Lalitha, situates the text within the broader Jain canonical literature, which was…