Modern Jainism : a historical approach / Pankaj Jain.
2023
BL1320
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Title
Modern Jainism : a historical approach / Pankaj Jain.
Author
Jain, Pankaj, author.
ISBN
9789819924851 (electronic bk.)
9819924855 (electronic bk.)
9819924847
9789819924844
9819924855 (electronic bk.)
9819924847
9789819924844
Published
Singapore : Springer, [2023]
Copyright
©2023
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xix, 193 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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10.1007/978-981-99-2485-1 doi
Call Number
BL1320
Dewey Decimal Classification
294.409
Summary
This book presents a substantive yet accessible introduction to the modern thought of Jainism. It examines the life and thought of some of the most influential 19th and 20th-century Jain ascetic leaders that remain little known in the Western world. The book's first part provides a detailed philosophical overview of Jain thought based on the translation of a seminal Hindi text Jain Darshan. The second part introduces eight Jain saints from the major Jain sects, including their biographies, philosophical perspectives, and related contemporary movements flourishing in various places across India and beyond. The author also shares his ethnographic experiences in several chapters. Furthermore the book provides a detailed glossary of terms in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Gujarati, and Rajasthani and their English meanings. An indispensable book that offers innovative insights into several crucial Jain movements and how they helped shape modern Indian society and beyond. The book includes historical, philological, and anthropological accounts of modern Jainism.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Cosmology
Form of the Substance
Analysis of Six Substances
The Elements
chrya ntisgar
Knj Svm.
Cosmology
Form of the Substance
Analysis of Six Substances
The Elements
chrya ntisgar
Knj Svm.