Articles on Doctrine Of Karma
Studies in Jaina Iconography
By A. K. Bhattacharya · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2006
This article introduces a comparative study of Jaina iconography, focusing on the correlation between textual descriptions and extant archaeological finds from all over India. The author argues that this comparative method, which traces Brahmanical…
Jainism, Mahavira, Buddha and Nirvana
By Narayan M. Kansara · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2001
Prof. N. M. Kansara traces the origins and evolution of Jainism and compares it with Buddhism to illuminate the concept of nirvāṇa. He begins by emphasising that Jainism is an ancient religion, traditionally traced to the age of the first Tīrthaṅkara…
Jainism and Unification Thought
By Suzuko Ohira · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1997
Suzuko Ohira attempts to appraise Jainism through the lens of Unification Thought, a system propounded by Rev. Sun Myung Moon in works such as the Divine Principle and Explaining Unification Thought. She notes that globalization and modern communications have…
Nivvanam Paramam Jai Ghayasitti Vva Pavae
By Ram Prakash Poddar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1980
Ram Prakash Poddar analyses a stanza from the Uttarajjhayanasutra, an important Jain canonical work, to illustrate the four essential factors that lead to liberation: human birth, knowledge, faith and steadfastness in right conduct. The author notes that the…
Jaina Phraseology in the Bhagavadgita
By K. H. Kamdar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1979
K. H. Kamdar highlights parallels between Jaina terminology and concepts and those in the Bhagavad Gita. He observes that phrases such as prajñāvāda and instructions to abstain from injury are common to both traditions. The Jain five vows, classified as aṇu…
A Sidelight on Social, Economic and Political Aspects of Kulakara Order
By J. C. Sikdar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology
J. C. Sikdar’s article offers a socio-economic interpretation of the Kulakara system described in Jaina Agamas. The Kulakara order represents an early communal phase of human society in which extended families lived together under a patriarch called a…