Articles on Code of Conduct
The relevance of the teachings of Lord Mahavira in the modern age
By Duli Chandra Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2001
Duli Chand Jain addresses the pressing problems of the modern world and argues that Mahāvīra’s teachings provide remedies. He observes that despite advances in science and technology, contemporary life is characterised by tension, anxiety and conflict.…
Message of Lord Mahavira
By Duli Chandra Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology
This essay distils the teachings of Mahāvīra, the 24th Tīrthaṅkara of Jainism, and argues that his message remains urgently relevant. It emphasises that Mahāvīra was a reformer who rejected caste distinctions and articulated five great vows—non‑violence…
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…