Jaina Scriptures and Philosophy [Hardcover]

Interest in Indian religion and comparative philosophy has increased in recent years, but despite this the study of Jaina philosophy is still in its infancy. This book looks at the role of philosophy in Jaina tradition, and its significance within the general developments in Indian philosophy.

Bringing together chapters by philologists, historians and philosophers, the book focuses on karman theory, the theory of conditional predication, epistemology and the debates of Jaina philosophers with representatives of competing traditions, such as j+vika, Buddhist and Hindu. It analyses the relationship between religion and philosophy in Jaina scriptures, both Digambara and Zvet
mbara, and will be of interest to scholars and students of South Asian Religion, Philosophy, and Philology.

IntroductionI: Scriptures1. Herman TiekenThe Composition of the Uttarajjh
y
2. Prem Suman JainOne Rare Manuscript of the Prakrit Text Bhagavat+  r
dhan
3. Sin FujinagaZvet?mbara gamas in the Digambara Scriptures  II: Karman & Ethics 4.Johannes BronkhorstWhat Happened to Mah
v+ra's Body? 5. Olle Qvarnstr?mThe Dv
triC[ik
ascribed to Siddhasena Div
karaVedav
da, S
Ckhyaprabodha and Niyativ
da 6. Kenji WatanabeA Bee and Mendicant: Two Different Versions in the Extant Jaina gamas 7. Nalini BalbirLayman's Atonements: The S?vayapacchitta and the Shr?ddhaj?takalpa III: Philosophy8. Jayendra SoniAspects of Philosophy in the bamkhaG1?gama 9. Anne ClavelSensuous Cognition - Pratyakcaor Parokca?  Jinabhadra's Reading of the Nand+sktra 10. Anna AureliaEsposito Vasudeva the Philosopher: Soul and Body in SaEghad
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