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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 38 · No. 4

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Religion (Dharma) - A Social Necessity: Jaina Perspective

The article explores the Jaina conception of dharma as a necessary social institution. It opens with a discussion of cosmic time, which in Jaina ontology oscillates between ascending (utsarpiṇī) and…

April - 2004Vol. 38 · No. 4pp. 207–226

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Vol. 9 · No. 1-4

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Uttarajjhayana and Socio-Religious Formalism

By Ram Prakash Poddar

The Uttarajjhayaṇa, a didactic text of the Jain canon, contains discourses attributed to Mahāvīra and his disciples. This article analyses chapters that critique the social customs and religious…

April 1980 - January 1981Vol. 9 · No. 1-4pp. 76–84

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. XIV · No. 3

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Nivvanam Paramam Jai Ghayasitti Vva Pavae

By Ram Prakash Poddar

Ram Prakash Poddar analyses a stanza from the Uttarajjhayanasutra, an important Jain canonical work, to illustrate the four essential factors that lead to liberation: human birth, knowledge, faith…

Jan - 1980Vol. XIV · No. 3pp. 99–103

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Vol. 7 · No. 1-4

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Piṇdeṣaṇā

By Ram Prakash Poddar

This article examines the discipline of piṇdeṣaṇā, the Jain monastic practice of begging for food. The author emphasises that begging is not a random act but a carefully regulated part of a monk’s…

April - 1978 to January - 1979Vol. 7 · No. 1-4pp. 1–9

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 10 · No. 1

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Asamkhayam

By Ram Prakash Poddar

This article interprets the lesson titled “Asaṃkhayam” in the Jaina canonical text Uttarajjhayaṇa (Uttarādhyayana). The author notes that some translators render the term as “innumerable” while…

July - 1975Vol. 10 · No. 1pp. 19–21

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Vol. 1 · No. 4

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Some Obscure Expressions in the Mrcchakatika

By Ram Prakash Poddar

R P Poddar's article examines obscure expressions in the Mrcchakatika, arguing that many remain unresolved despite prior annotations and translations. The author analyzes several specific phrases to…

January - 1973Vol. 1 · No. 4pp. 9–13

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Some obscure expressions in Mrcchakatika

By Ram Prakash Poddar

This passage analyzes a selection of obscure expressions in the Sanskrit play Mṛcchakaṭika (The Little Clay Cart), focusing on linguistic, cultural, and interpretative ambiguities. Despite efforts by…

January 1973Vol. 1 · No. 4pp. 9–13

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. 5 · No. 2

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Poetry of the Uttaradhyayana Sutra

By Ram Prakash Poddar

Ram Prakash Poddar examines the literary qualities of the 'Uttaradhyayana‑sutra', challenging the notion that Jain scriptures are uniformly prosaic. He notes that the sutra combines prose…

October 1970Vol. 5 · No. 2pp. 86–91

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Vol. 4 · No. 1

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Gosalamatam

By Ram Prakash Poddar

In this literary critique Ram Prakash Poddar evaluates the fifteenth chapter of the Bhagavati Sutra, which narrates the story of Gosala Makkhali—initially a disciple of Lord Mahavira who later…

July 1969Vol. 4 · No. 1pp. 39–44

Articles

Religion (Dharma) - A Social Necessity: Jaina Perspective

Uttarajjhayana and Socio-Religious Formalism

Nivvanam Paramam Jai Ghayasitti Vva Pavae

Piṇdeṣaṇā

Asamkhayam

Some Obscure Expressions in the Mrcchakatika

Some obscure expressions in Mrcchakatika

Poetry of the Uttaradhyayana Sutra

Gosalamatam

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