Complete works of Kundakunda, 2nd century exponent of the Digambara sect in Jainism; Prakrit text with Hindi translation.

Prakrit text with English translation on Jaina doctrines and ethics.

Trsatise on Jaina doctrines of self-realization; Prakrit text with Sanskrit commentary and Hindi verse and prose translation.

Prakrit text with grammatical interpretation and Hindi translation on Jaina doctrines and ethics.

Prakrit text, with Samayavyākhyā and Tātparyavr̥tti, Sanskrit commentaries on Jaina ontology and epistemology.

Treatise on Jaina philosophy and epistemology; includes Hindi translation.

Abstract:In this article, Kundakunda's theory of omniscience is defended using formal principles derived from set theory. More precisely, analogous features in the work of Jain mystic Kundakunda and the German mathematician Georg Cantor are described, demonstrating that both thinkers demanded an independently existent, transcendental Absolute to render consistent their own systems of thought. Both of their projects entailed resolving the formal quandary of inaccessibility, or the inability for any sequential, determinate objectifications to ever mereologically sum up to a (...) genuine 'Absolute'—that is, a 'gestalt' that is 'more than the sum of its parts'. (shrink)

Fundamentals of Jaina philosphy and contribution of Kundakunda; a study.

On the life and philosophy of Kundakunda, 2nd century exponent of Jainism.

On traditions and practice in Jaina ontology and epistemology as depicted in Pañcāstikāyaḥ, written by Kundakunda, 2nd cent. Jaina exponent.

Study on the life and philosophy of Kundakunda, 2nd cent. Jaina exponent and his works.

Kundakunda’s handling of several basic ideas cannot be omitted when one deals with the following concepts in Jaina philosophy: 1. Sy_āt/siya, syādvāda_ or _saptabhaṅgī_. 2. _Nayas_, _vyavahāra_ and _niścaya nayas_ and _naya_vāda. 3. _Sapta_ and _Nava tattvas/padārtha_ and 4. _Anekāntavāda_. No doubt his dates are a major conundrum; recent research regards him to have lived around the fourth or fifth centuries (Brill’s Encyclopedia of Jainism, BEJ: Brill’s Encyclopedia of Jainism (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia), edited by (...) Knut Jacobsen, John A. Cort, Paul Dundas and Kristi L. Wiley. Leiden | Boston: Brill, 2020., p. 853). Moreover, it has been said that Kundakunda “_thread a somewhat new path on which he virtually remained a lone traveller_”, evident by the fact that hardly, if any, Digambara or even Śvetāmbara scholar elaborates on his ideas, let alone crediting him for significant basic insights into Jaina philosophy. Moreover, it seems to be evident, as will be attempted to show, that some ideas appear to be taken over from Kundakunda. Together with Kundakunda’s ‘legacy’, this article will highlight several conundrums regarding the philosophical impact of several concepts in his works that fortunately have not been relegated to oblivion. (shrink)

Soul and it's functional mechanism in jainism Elucidation by school kind kund.

It is shown that Jaina epistemology has its own history, with differences in certain respects depending on the thinker, and it is demonstrated that the Jainas did not lag behind the mainstream concerns in Indian philosophy. After dealing with the beginnings of epistemology in India, the basic Jaina epistemology is outlined based on selected aspects of the problem in the original words of selected early thinkers such as Kundakunda, Umāsvāti, and Māṇikyanandin.

Study of Samayasāra, treatise on Jaina philosophy by Kundakunda.