Pushpa Bothra

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Aryan Culture

Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. VII · No. 2

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

An Examination of the Jaina Theory of Perception

Pushpa Bothra provides a concise exposition of the Jain theory of perception (pratyakṣa). Jain epistemology distinguishes between direct (pratyakṣa) and indirect (parokṣa) knowledge. Indirect…

Oct-72Vol. VII · No. 2pp. 95–97

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 5 · No. 1

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

An Introduction to Jaina Logicians and their Logic

By Pushpa Bothra

This article by Pusupa BoTHRA introduces the development of Jaina logic, tracing its origins from the Agamic literature and its systematic establishment by early logicians. The author argues that…

July 1970Vol. 5 · No. 1pp. 15–19

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

No. 3

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

The Jaina Empirical Theory of Perception

By Pushpa Bothra

The Jaina theory of empirical perception, rooted in the belief that the soul is inherently omniscient and possesses infinite knowledge, states that knowledge is veiled due to karma. This knowledge is…

Jan 1967No. 3pp. 111–116

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An Examination of the Jaina Theory of Perception

An Introduction to Jaina Logicians and their Logic

The Jaina Empirical Theory of Perception

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