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Jain scriptures

4 articles in the archive discuss Jain scriptures, from Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, The Jaina Gazette, Jain Avenue (1926–2022). Open any article for its summary, citation and original PDF.

4 articles

Articles discussing Jain scriptures

  1. Jain Non‑Violence and Conservation of Nature

    Binod Kumar Tiwary · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2002

    “In the whole Jain scriptures, non-violence has been regarded as the sole way of pleasure and its minute form has also been discussed there so that people may think to be-come non-violent towards the smallest living beings.”
  2. The Site Of Kausambi

    The Jaina Gazette, 1926

  3. Jainism's Scientific Dimensions: Microbiology and Ancient Insights

    Jain Avenue, 2022

  4. Jain Perspective on Diwali: Light, Nonviolence, and Pluralism

    Nikhil Bumb · Jain Avenue, 2022

    “First referred to in Jain scriptures as dipalikaya, or light leaving the body, it is said that the earth and the heavens were illuminated with lamps to mark the occasion of Lord Mahavir’s enlightenment.”