Articles on Jainism Historical Origins
Jainism and the Western World
By Hermann Jacobi, Peter Flügel · Jinamanjari, 1998
Three views regarding the opening of Jain libraries: protest of reform-minded Jain laity against the illegitimate privileges of the yatis; efforts of monastic reformers to publish Jain scriptures; and Orientalist narrative of the western 'discovery’ of the…
Bhagavan Mahavira - His Life and Doctrines
By Kastur Chand Lalwani · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1984
The article "Bhagavan Mahavira - His Life and Doctrines" by K. C. Lalwani examines the life and teachings of the 24th Tirthankara of the Jainas, situating him among the religious reformers of the sixth century B.C. The author argues that Mahavira was not the…
Some Aspects of Jainism
By Jagat Prasad · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1974
Jagat Prasad’s essay ‘Some Aspects of Jainism’ is a comprehensive exposition of the religion’s history and philosophy. The author begins by dispelling the misconception that Jainism is an offshoot of Buddhism; he asserts that Jainism predates the Vedas and is…