Articles on Jain Canonical Literature
Musical Instruments in Nirgrantha Canonical Literature
By M. A. Dhaky · Sambodhi, 2011
Although Jain monastic rules emphasise austerity and forbid listening to music, the early Nirgrantha (Jain) scriptures provide surprisingly detailed inventories of musical instruments. This article reviews those lists and reflects on what they reveal about…
Jain Literature
By Sagarmal Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2008
In “Jain Literature” professor Sagarmal Jain surveys the breadth of Jain literary output and emphasises that, although Jainism is a minority religion covering less than one per cent of the world’s population, its literary contribution rivals that of larger…
Speech IV by Dr. Satya Ranjan Banerjee
By Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2002
Dr. Satya Ranjan Banerjee, editor of Jain Journal, delivered a scholarly address that underscored the importance of studying Jain texts and disseminating their ethical insights. He provided an overview of the Jain canonical literature, noting that early texts…
Prakrit in the Maurya Empire
By Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1999
Satya Ranjan Banerjee’s essay investigates the linguistic landscape of the Maurya Empire (326–183 B.C.), arguing that Sanskrit, Pali and various Prakrits were the principal languages of the period. Although few literary works survive from this era,…
Book Review
By Ashij Kumar, T. G. Kalghatgi, Mikal Austin Radford, M. A. Dhaky · Jinamanjari, 1998
This final section features book reviews of three major publications that enrich the field of Jain studies: 1. Arhat Pārśva and Dharaṇendra Nexus (Ed. M.A. Dhaky) A collection of 14 research papers from a 1987 seminar, grouped into three categories: i) Pārśva…
कर्म-सिद्धांत के ज्ञाता नेमिचन्द्राचार्य : व्यक्तित्व एवं कर्तृत्व
By डॉ. राजेन्द्रकुमार बंसल · Jain Vidya, 1997
This PDF discusses the Jain philosophical tradition, focusing on the karma theory and the contributions of Acharya Nemichandra. It explains that Jain philosophy is divided into four parts: conduct, philosophy, karma theory, and biographies. The karma theory…