Articles on Soul Liberation Path
Guru: An Outsider’s First Impressions of Jainism
By Witold L. Langrod · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1981
In this reflective essay, Witold L. Langrod recounts his first encounter with Jainism and his impressions of the tradition. He acknowledges that he knew little about India and that even standard textbooks on world religions, such as Huston Smith’s, hardly…
The Gift of Jaina (Poem)
By Leona Smith Kremser · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968
Leona Smith Kremser’s devotional poem unfolds the ‘gift’ Jaina offers to all beings: the Three Jewels of right belief, knowledge, and conduct. Verses contrast worldly delusion with the clarity won through ethical self‑discipline (vrata) and non‑injury, and…
Image Worship And Pilgrimage
By Jagmander Lal Jaini · The Jaina Gazette, 1927
**Summary of "Image Worship and Pilgrimage":** Image worship in Jainism aids both beginners and advanced practitioners by providing a tangible representation of the Arhant, stimulating remembrance (Sanjna) of their form. Historical and geographical analogies,…