Articles on Jainism and Buddhism
Jaina Studies in Japan
By Atsusi Uno · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2001
Jainism is a minority religion in Japan, yet its presence has grown through scholarly and cultural exchanges. The article traces its roots to the 1950s, when the Government of India sponsored Japanese students to study Indian philosophy. Some of these…
Common Salient Features between Jainism and Buddhism
By B. H. Kapadia · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1998
B.H. Kapadia begins by challenging the old Western view that Jainism is an offshoot of Buddhism and explains that both Jainism and Buddhism are independent religions that reject Vedic authority and a creator god. The paper emphasises that Mahāvīra and the…
The Indian Sect of the Jainas
By George Buehler · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1974
The article examines the Indian religious sect of the Jainas, a community distinct from Brahmanism, founded during the same period as Buddhism. The author, G. Bühler, argues that Jainism is an independent sect, not a branch of Buddhism, despite their shared…