Jain Religious Traditions

Articles on Jain Religious Traditions

1. Jain Youth Forum Publications

   Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1975

   The “Jain Youth Forum Publications” section announces a series of Tamil‑language works produced under the auspices of the Jain Youth Forum to highlight the significant but often overlooked contribution of Jains to Tamil literature. The editorial introduction…

2. Are Jainas Hindus?

   By K. B. Jindal · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1974

   K.B. Jindal’s article challenges the assertion by Jawaharlal Nehru and other commentators that Jainism is simply a branch of Hinduism. Jindal begins by quoting Banerjee J.’s judgement in the 1957 case ‘Commissioner of Wealth Tax vs. Chunilal Rajkumar Singh’…

3. A Rare Jaina Icon from Sat Deuliya

   By Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

   P. C. Das Gupta discusses the discovery of a unique stele of black basalt from the ancient site of Sat Deuliya in the Burdwan district of West Bengal. The author argues that the stele represents an early artistic depiction of the Jaina concept of the…