The Jaina Path of Purification - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Jaina Path of Purification write by Padmanabh S. Jaini. This book was released on 1998. The Jaina Path of Purification available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The religious tradition of the Jainas, unique in many respects, presents a fascinating array of doctrinal and social structures that stem from the anti-vedic movements of ancient times. Drawing extensively on primary sources, Professor Jaini provides a comprehensive introduction to the Jaina experience. Beginning with the Life of Mahavira the author elucidates the essentials of Jaina cosmology and philosophy as well as of the path of purification through which the soul may escape from its Karmic defilements and attain eternal salvation. This path constitutes the integral element within the broader frame-work of Jaina literature, lay ritual and the socio-historical factors, which enabled Jainism to survive and prosper to the present day. In particular, the author has examined the cardinal doctrine of ahimsa (non-harming), both in its impact upon Jaina religious consciousness and as a standard in applying its sacred principles to the conduct of every day life.
The Jaina Path of Purification
The Jaina Path of Purification - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Jaina Path of Purification write by Padmanābha Śrīvarmā Jainī. This book was released on 1990. The Jaina Path of Purification available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Jains
The Jains - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Jains write by Paul Dundas. This book was released on 2002. The Jains available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism as carried out over the last ten years."--BOOK JACKET.
Life of Mahavira
Life of Mahavira - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life of Mahavira write by Mānikyachandra Jaini. This book was released on 1908. Life of Mahavira available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Gender and Salvation
Gender and Salvation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gender and Salvation write by Padmanabh S. Jaini. This book was released on 2024-07-26. Gender and Salvation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Is a total renunciation of clothing a prerequisite to attaining spiritual liberation? In Gender and Salvation, Padmanabh S. Jaini brings to light previously untranslated texts centering on a centuries-old debate between the two principal Jaina sects, the Digambaras and the Svetambaras. At the core of the debate is the question of whether gender-based differences of biology and life experience shape or limit an individual’s ability to accomplish the ultimate religious goal. For the Digambaras, the example of total nudity set by Mahavira (599–527 B.C.), the central spiritual figure of Jainism, mandates an identical practice for all who aspire to the highest levels of religious attainment. For the Svetambaras, the renunciation occurs purely on an internal level and is neither affected nor confirmed by the absence of clothes. Both sects agree, however, that nudity is not permitted for women under any circumstances. The Digambaras, therefore, believe that women cannot attain salvation, while the Svetambaras believe they can. Through their analysis of this dilemma, the Jaina thinkers whose texts are translated here demonstrate a level of insight into the material and spiritual constraints on women that transcends the particular question of salvation and relates directly to current debates on the effects of gender in our own society. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1991.
