Articles on Jain Art and Architecture
New Digest
By T. V. G. Sastri · Jinamanjari, 1998
This issue provides a news digest highlighting recent academic events, archaeological discoveries, book publications, and institutional recognitions relevant to Jainism: 1. Academic Seminars and Conferences i) Seminar on Ācārya Kundakunda (Delhi, 1998):…
Book Review
By Ashij Kumar, T. G. Kalghatgi, Mikal Austin Radford, M. A. Dhaky · Jinamanjari, 1998
This final section features book reviews of three major publications that enrich the field of Jain studies: 1. Arhat Pārśva and Dharaṇendra Nexus (Ed. M.A. Dhaky) A collection of 14 research papers from a 1987 seminar, grouped into three categories: i) Pārśva…
Laukika or Folk Religion as an Iconographic Link Between the Indus Culture and Jainism
By Robert Decaroli · Jinamanjari, 1996
Core Argument: Robert DeCaroli explores how laukika (folk/popular) religion acted as a bridge between the Indus Valley Civilization and emerging religious traditions, especially Jainism. The paper argues that iconographic motifs (trees, yaksas/yaksis, horns,…
The Jaina Contribution to the History of Ancient India
By Premchand Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1982
Jain sources are a treasure trove for reconstructing the early history of India. The article notes that the age of Mahavira – roughly the 6th century BCE – marks a new epoch and that the sources for this period are rich compared with earlier times. The Jaina…