Instructive elements in Jaina stories; contributed seminar papers presented in 16th Jaina Sāhitya Jñānasatra on 2-3 September 2017, held at Valsad, organized by Saurashtra Kesari Pranguru Jain Philosophical and Literary Research Centre, Mumbai.

Jaina legends; Sanskrit text with Hindi translation.

Yashastilaka by Somadeva, composed in ce 959, is a Jaina religious romance written in Sanskrit prose and verse. It is notable as an encyclopaedic record of literary, socio-political, religious and philosophical data that throws light on the cultural history of the Deccan in early medieval India. This volume presents a critical study of the work, providing a comprehensive picture of the life and thought of the time of Somadeva. It begins with a discussion on Somadeva and his age and (...) gives a synopsis of Yashastilaka. it examines the Yashastilaka as a prose and a religious romance, a socio-political record and as an anthology of Sanskrit verse. The book discusses various philosophical doctrines in Indian thought. With many detailed references and footnotes, it reveals the Yashastilaka as a work that expounds the cardinal teachings of Jainism. It throws light on Jaina dogmatics, religious poetry, moral and religious stories, and myths and legends in the process of examining the work. The volume also has supplementary notes incorporating the results of studies on Somadeva's relations with the Vemulavada Calukyas and the locality in which he wrote his masterpiece. (shrink)

This paper outlines the main ideas about _sukha_ (“pleasure, bliss, happiness”) in Brahmanical thought, as expressed in the Sanskrit epics, and proceeds to analyse the concept of sukha in ascetic poetry and legends from the _Mahābhārata_ and early Buddhist and Jaina literatures. This ascetic literature abounds in various compounds ending in -_sukha_. This paper argues that such classifications of _sukha_ are typically used to create hierarchies of _sukha_ for the purposes of religious rhetoric. This rhetoric may be used to (...) promote certain religious goals as superior to others or to promote renunciation by claiming that the renouncer (_bhikṣu_) experiences a _sukha_ that is superior to the _sukha_ of the householder and the king. This paper also traces the background of the concept of _saṃtoṣa_ (contentment) in the _Pātañjalayogaśāstra_, arguing that it draws on the _Mahābhārata_ to introduce a tripartite hierarchy of _sukha_. Finally, the paper argues that a notion of “blameless” _sukha_ was central to the identity of early Buddhists as they sought to distinguish themselves from early Jainas and other renunciate (_śramaṇa_) groups. (shrink)

Analytical study of Jaina philosophy and religion.

Study of Jaina logic with special reference to the relation of reason and action.

Comprehensive work on Jaina philosophy and doctrines.

Comparative study of the Jaina and Hindu ethics.

Research work on Jaina logic and epistemology.

On Jaina ethics and religious life with reference to Jaina canonical literature.

Conceptions of self in Jaina philosopy; a comparative study.

Research papers on knowledge and theory in Jaina philosophy.

On the contribution of Akalaṅkadeva, 8th cent, Jaina logician; reserach papers presented in national seminar.

Study on the works of Ācārya Vidyāsāgara, contemporary Jaina saint and his contributions to Jaina religion and philosophy.

It Is A 2 Volume Set. Volume I: Covers History, Archaeology And Jaina Architecture, Jain Tradition Of Indo-Aryan Lnguage And Literature And Jaina Religion And Its Tenets. Vol. Ii: Covers Jaina Thought In Modern Science, Shiaman Traditions And Commandrates Dr. Hira Lal Jain. Some Articles In English And Some In Hindi.

Study of different stages of spiritual attainment of Soul in Jaina philosophy.

Religious and philosophical contributions of Jaina mythological literature; a study.

Comparative study of ethics with reference to Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism.

Scientific investigation of Jain philosophical thought.

Published on the birth centenary of the author.

Published on the birth centenary of the author.

Comprehensive work on fundamentals of Jaina philosophy.

Comprehensive work on cultural history, religious significance, doctrines and philosophical aspects of Jainism.

Contributed articles on various aspects of Jainism.

Festschrift in honor of Bhūpendranātha Jaina, b. 1918; contributed research papers chiefly on Jainism and Jaina philosophy.

Social, cultural and contemporary study of Jainism and Jaina literature.

Comparative study of Buddhist and Jaina logic.

On Indic philosophy; with special reference of Jaina philosophy.

On Jaina theory of multiple facets of reality and truth.

Jaina philosophy as reflected in the Pañcādhyāyī of Rājamalla, 16th cent.; a study.

With special reference to Jaina philosophy.

Classical work on Jaina philosophy; critical edition with Hindi translation.

On various aspects of Jaina philosophy and Jainism.