Mukul Raj Mehta’s article surveys the contributions of the historian and philosopher Professor Govind Chandra Pande (1923–2011) to Jain studies. Although best known for his work on Buddhism and…
Nirjarā, meaning “shedding”, refers to the dissociation of karmic matter from the soul in Jain philosophy. Jainism teaches that actions driven by passions attract karmic particles to the soul;…