Articles discussing Jaina
Canakya—Was He a Jaina?
Muni Mahendra Kumar 'Prathам' · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1974
“Muni Mahendra Kumar ‘Pratham’ seeks to establish with the help of his gleanings from the’ Jaina Sources that Canakya was a Jaina by faith.”
Jainism: Religious Practice and Festivals in Vijayanagara Empire
Jagadeesh Kivudanavar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2001
“He entrusted the Jainas to the care and protection of the Srivaishnavas and declared that there was no difference between the Vaishnava Dharma and the Jaina Dharma.”
Ahimsa in Jainism
Amulya Chandra Sen · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1971
The Problems of Ethics and Karma Doctrine as treated in the Bhagvati Sutra
Krishna Kumar Dixit · Sambodhi, 1973
“The Bhagavatl Sutra is a collection of miscellaneous dialogues composed at different periods of time is a treatment of what these Jaina by different authors.”
Kapila as seen from the viewpoint of Kunda-Kunda
Pradyumna Kumar Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1971
Identification of Some Rsis as Depicted in Sutrakrtanga
Arun Pratap Singh · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1991
“The Sitrakrtanga, the second Aga literature, is one of the earliest Jaina texts, Its first part (Srutaskandha) is supposed to be compiled around 3rd Cent, B.C.”
Jaina Concept of Jiva and Modern Science
Jagdish P. Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2009
“The Jaina world-view of two realities of jiva or consciousness and gjiva (non-living) differs from John Searle’s contention that consciousness is causally supervenient on the brain processes and “totally dependent” on them”
The Jaina Background of 24-Parganas
Gourisankar De · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1983
On Application of the Law of Combination in Early Jaina Philosophy
Sajjan Singh Lishk · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1980
“Such an idga gives a clue to the fact that mathematical formulation is implied in the development of Jaina philosophical concepts.”
Jainism
Virchand Raghaviji Gandhi · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1990
“With the Jainas the idea is a little different. With them bliss consists not in dependence but in independence ; the dependence is in the life of the world and if that life of the world is a part of religion then we may express the idea by the English word, but the life which is the highest life is that in which we are personally independent so far as binding or disturbing influences are concerned.”
Kundakunda on the Conduct of the Clergy and the Laity
Dalpat Singh Baya · Jinamanjari, 1999
“Jaina monastic moral mannerism must be met and observed under all circumstances without infractions or laxity.”
Ourselves
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969
“It is thus not rare to find the Jaina icons passing for the Hindu, a Jaina tirthankara on the Mohenjo-daro seal passing for the Hindu god Pasupati (Lord of the Beasts), or an image of Parsva with a serpent hood being worshipped as the goddess Manasa.”
Four Pañca‑Tīrthikas from Bhagalpur
Ajay Kumar Sinha · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1987
News Digest
Jinamanjari, 2001
Book Review: Purana Perennis
Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1994
“This survey of the Jaina puranas is quite good, particularly when. the -spaceis limited, The author has rightly said that the Jaina Puranas ‘would total about seven hundred’ (p, 185).”
Eclipses of the Sun and Moon according to Jaina Astronomy
J. C. Sikdar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1985
“Jaina Astronomy, as revealed in the Jaina Agamas* and post-Agamic works,? throws a considerable light upon various aspects of astronomy in its unique manner by taking into account some ancient Indian astrono-”
Omniscience a Fiction or a Fact
Gopal Rai Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1990
“According to Jaina school of thought, as a mundane soul gradually purifies itself more and more its power of knowing the truth increases and when it becomes fully purified the whole Truth dawns upon him automatically just as a mirror begins to reflect things when dust is wiped off from its surface”
A Recent Study of the Bhagavatīsūtra Reviewed
Krishna Kumar Dixit · Sambodhi, 1972
“Bhagavati Bhagasan belongs to that most frTyfrm-nrt*! division of the Jaina canon which Is designated <AAga' and Is of the form of a group of twelve texts”
A Brief Survey Of The Iconographic Data At Kumbharia
Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari · Sambodhi, 1973
Anuvrata as Social Ethics
Sanjukta Bhattacharya · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2009
The Misery: its what, why and how
Pradyumna Kumar Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969
“Misery (dukkha), according to Jaina view, is an outcome of the confusion of realities and confusion because the reality is not rightly apprehended.”
Gleanings: Jaina Manuscripts in Soviet Collection
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1988
“There are more than 140 Jaina manuscripts among them, a series of very valuable works. Besides the manuscripts of the Acérangasiitra, two manuscripts of the Ka/pasitra (one with a commentary on it—the Kalpalata) and the manuscript of the Sa#trakrtdigasttra, there are many commentaries on the Satras.”
News on Jainism Around the World
Supriya Bharadwaja · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1995
A Birds-eye View of Anyayogavyavacchedadvatnimsika & Syadvadamanjan by A B Dhruva
The Role of Religion in Human Unity and World Peace
Sagarmal Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2007
“A true religion consists in the practice of equanimity and non- violence. In the Acdrdiigavitira the earlier Jaina text (¢. late 4th cent. B.C.) we come across two definitio mn: Equanimity is the essence of religion, while the observance of non-violence is its external exposition or a social aspect of religion.”
A Caturvimasti-patta Metal Image from Bhagalpur
Ajay Kumar Sinha · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1985
“The present author thinks that the caturvimsati-patta under discussion was brought to Bhagalpur from the western India by some Jaina devotee because of the great religious sanctity of this region.”
The Universal Message of Jainism
Kalidas Nag · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1967
“Whatever may be the doctrinal differences between Jainism and other denominations of Hinduism, we are all grateful to the Jaina masters for their services to the cause of Indian culture and spirituality as well as towards the alleviation of human suffering through centuries.”
Principle of Permanence‑in‑change in Jaina Philosophy
J. C. Sikdar · Sambodhi, 1977
Exploring Jain Terminology: Shraman Dharma and Self-Reliance
Dilip V. Shah, Jitendra B. Shah · Jain Avenue, 2021
The Jaina Calendar
Sukumar Ranjan Das · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934
“The Jaina astronomical works mention five seasons, viz., rains, autumn, dewy, spring and summer,”
The Three Jewels
The Jaina Gazette, 1927
“HE Three Jewels of the Jaina faith are Samyak Darsana, right intuition or faith: Samyak Gyana, right knowledge; and Samyak Charitra, right conduct.”
Jainism in America: Challenges and Growth Through Ahimsa
Anisha Shah, Ruchika Chitrabhanu · Jain Avenue, 2023
Book Review: Jaina Community – A Social Survey; Vardhaman Jivan Kos
Book Review: Pearls of Jaina Wisdom
Pratibha Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1997
“The book is a result of an in depth study of the vast Jaina Agamic literature, it is a select collection of aphorisms from various Jaina texts, it is an invaluable compilation for laymen as well as research scholars.”
Prohibition and Indian Culture
Dalsukh D. Malvania · Sambodhi, 1973
Prohibition and Indian Culture
Dalsukh D. Malvania · Sambodhi, 1973
The Path of Arhat: Dhyana (Meditation) in Jain Philosophy
T. U. Mehta · Jain Avenue, 2022
“Dhyana and Lesya occupy very prominent place in Jaina thinking. The Jaina approach to Dhyana 15 purely psychological. It 15 understood by Jainas 10 its very comprehensive sense, namely, the engagement of the mind in a particular thought.”
Determinism and Indeterminism in Anekanta Philosophy
Sumer Chand Jaini · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1990
Book Review: Muni Suvratasvāmicarita
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1994
“The Muni Suvrataswamicarita of Sri Candrasori writtenin the twelfth century (to be exact in 1193 v.s=1137 A.D.) with some 10,995 Prakrit gathds gives the account of the life of Muni Suvrata, the 20th Tirthankara in the line of Jaina hagiology.”
Reviews
V. M. Kulkarni · Sambodhi, 1990
Healer of the Rift of Grieving
Leona Smith Kremser · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1982
“The pure, individual and eternal identity That is the Jaina soul reality.””
Raichandbhai
Jaina Theory of Transmigration
Kiyomi Nagao · Jinamanjari, 1998
“The Jaina cosmos theory and its analysis of the psychology and destiny of man, represents the aboriginal and pre-Aryan Indian tradition, and accordingly, it is dualistic' in the view that the world is composed of Jjiva and gjiva, and their combination brings about transmigration (samsdra).”
MEDITATION AND HEALTH
S. M. Jain · Jnana Desana, 2010
Adverbs in -tardm, -tarim
Caumukha a Symbolic Jaina Art
Sudhin De · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1971
“The Pratima Sarvatobhadrika or Sarvotabhadrika Pratima signifies auspicious from all sides, a very favourite of the Jaina images.”
Virchand Gandhi: Defender of Indian Culture at 1893 Chicago Parliament
Two plays of Ramachandra - An aesthetic Study
G. K. Bhat · Sambodhi, 1973
“This one-act play* comes from the pen of the versatile Jaina writer who is reputed as an author of a hundred compositions.”
Understanding Anekantvad: Jainism's Principle of Non-Absolutism
Jitendra B. Shah · Jain Avenue, 2020
Some Secret Formulae of Jaina Alchemy as Revealed in the Suvarna-Raupya-Siddhi-Sastra
Tirthankara: The Apostle of Perfection and Liberation
Pradyumna Kumar Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1976
A Prakrit Grammar attributed to Samantabhadra
Adinath Neminath Upadhye · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1941
Is the Jaina Way of Living Inherently Eco-friendly?
Sejal Zaveri · Jain Avenue, 2022
“While on the surface it may feel like the latter is the case, a closer examination reveals that the basic manner in which life and the world are defined and viewed in Jainism coupled with Jaina principle of Non-violence indicate that eco friendliness is inherently embedded in Jaina practices.”
Asti And Syad In Jaina Thought
Mahendra Kumar Jain · Jinamanjari, 1999
A Versified Jaina Epitome of Kadambari
Satyavrat Verma · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1985
Sri Pavapuri, The Land Where Lord Mahavira Attained Nirvana.
Jagmander Lal Jaini · The Jaina Gazette, 1906
A Study of the Bhagavatī‑sūtra
Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1995
Poetry of the Uttaradhyayana Sutra
Ram Prakash Poddar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1970
Jain Dharma's Literary Contributions and Modern Relevance
Sejal Shah (Ph.D.) · Jain Avenue, 2022
The Gaudi Riti in Theory and Practice
Shiva Prasad Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927
Jain Perspectives on Yoga: Paths to Liberation
Dilip V. Shah, Jitendra B. Shah · Jain Avenue, 2020
Book Review: Manorama-katha
Krsna and Baladeva as Attendant Figures in early Indian Sculpture
Ratna Chandra Agrawala · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1962
Jain Perspective on Restorative Justice and Karmic Implications
Prakash Mody · Jain Avenue, 2021
Skandaka Story
Kastur Chand Lalwani · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1973
The Victors and the Vanquished
D. S. Baya · Sambodhi, 2004
The Misery – its what, why and how
Pradyumna Kumar Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1970
Fixing up of Some Variants from Kālidāsa
Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi · Sambodhi, 1982
Understanding Pratikraman: The Law of Karma in Jaina Thought
Jain Avenue, 2023
Nayacandra Siiri : A Literary Prodigy
Satyavrat Verma · Sambodhi, 2019
Historical Research: Princes' Duty to promote Scholarship
Samyag-darsana: The Gateway to Peace and Happiness
Jagdish P. Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2000
The Problem of Perception in Advaita Vedanta
Bratindra Kumar Sengupta · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1951
A Bodh-Gaya Image Inscription
Hetucakranirnaya
Durgacharan Chatterji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933
On the Canakya-sutrani
Hermann Jacobi · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927
“The name Canakya to the exclusion of other names, is tho 010 chiefly used, as far ઘડ I know, in Prakrit works, the Brhat-kntha (as pre- sorved in the Sanskrit versions of the original by Ksemendra and Somadeva) and in Jaina legends;”
Report of the Archaeological Department, Hyderabad State
C. S. Srinivasachari · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1925
Amulya Tattva Vicara: An Early Poem by Srimad Rajachandra
Vinod Kapashi · Jinamanjari, 2001
“The cardinal Jaina principle of non-violence (ahimsa) was made popular by Mahitma Gandhi using this as his weapon of non-coperation to free India from the shackles of foreign rulers.”
The Desinamamala of Hemacandra by Muralidhar Banerjea
Ourselves
The Conversion of Agnibhuti (Ganadharavāda, Višeşāvaśyakabhāşya (gāthās 1606-44))
Chitrabhanu: Man of the Millennium - A Life of Ego-less Service and Spiritual Guidance
Nirmala Hanke · Jain Avenue, 2021
A New Kadamba Family