Articles on Jain Soul Doctrine
Concept of Soul / Self (Atma) in Jain Philosophy
By Veersagar Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2008
Jain philosophy distinguishes between living (jiva) and non‑living (ajiva) substances and regards the jiva or soul (atma) as the fundamental locus of consciousness, perception and activity. Dr Veer Sagar Jain begins his essay by stressing that while Hindu,…
કુંદકુંદાચાર્યકૃત સમયસારમાં આત્મતત્ત્વની વિચારણા
By Kokila Hemchand Shah · Sambodhi, 2007
Jagruti Pandya’s Gujarati article examines how Dudhkundācārya (Kundakunda) articulates the nature of the soul in Samayasāra, a foundational Jain text composed around the 2nd century CE. Samayasāra literally means “the essence of the self” and consists of 439…
A Moslem Jain
The Jaina Gazette, 1914
The article discusses several topics related to Jainism and historical context. It begins with a reflection on a fossilized human skull discovered in India, estimated to be around 25,000 years old, noting that this aligns with Hindu chronology, which posits a…