Articles on Soul Body Distinction
प्रन्यत्वानुप्रेक्षा
Jain Vidya, 1987
The text explores the concept of otherness (ananyatva) through a series of contrasts and transformations. It describes how a living being (jiva) binds with different karmic matter particles according to its actions, resulting in a distinct name in the world.…
Jainism in the context of Present World Situation
By Virendra Kumar Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology
V. K. Jain’s essay reflects on how Jain philosophical principles can address contemporary global crises. He introduces the Jaina Trinity—Right faith (samyak darśana), Right knowledge (samyak jñāna) and Right conduct (samyak cāritra)—as the path for liberating…
The Dialogue of the King Pradesi (Paesikahānyam, Rāyapasenaiya Suya)
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1971
This philosophical dialogue, an extract from the *Uttarādhyayana Sūtra*, depicts a debate between King Pradeśī (Paesi) and a Jain monk. Pradeśī initially argues that the soul is identical with the body and that there is no life after death. The monk counters…