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Phool Chandra |
Mahabandho: Mahadhavala Siddhanta Shastra (Part III, Vol.IV) |
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Suresh Narain Mathur |
Windows to World Religions |
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| Love, affection and brotherhood are the essence of life. Religions preach
human beings to live in peace. Hinduism favours Bhakti Yoga next to Karma Yoga.
Buddhism makes human beings follow middle-path. Jainism conditions on Karma.
Sikhism supports love, affection and brotherhood. Eastern religions support for
systematic progress of human beings. Islam and related faiths justifies God as
the merciful, benevolent and benefactor. Christianity relies on Jesus Christ
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Christopher Key Chapple |
Jainism & Ecology |
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| This book in the S.L. Jain Reserach Series, intends to expand this discussion, inviting further collaboration on a topic of common concern - the fate of the Earth as a religious responsibility.
The twenty-five-hundred-year-old tradition of Jainism, which emphasizes nonviolence as the only true path leading to liberation, offers a worldview seemingly compatible with the goals of environmental activism. But can Jainism adopt a sociocentric environmentalism without compromising its own ascetic... |
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Arun Kumar Jain |
Faith and Philosophy of Jainism |
$43.49 $32.62 |
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| Jainism is a religion which symbolizes solidarity and unity between all beings. Jainism is deeply philosophical and a very scientific religion. This book covers historical developments of Jainism from its earliest time to its latest version. As one of the world’s major religions, Jainism has today a very long history of a splendid tradition, with a well-defined philosophy and code of ethics. This volume covers its beginning, antiquity, doctrines, Tirthankaras, spread, and its contribution to... |
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Brija Kishor Paddhi |
Chroonological Idenitity in Indian Art |
$189.49 $142.12 |
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| The book deals with the various religious places of Jainism, Buddhism, Hindu temples of Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, etc., and Kabyas of Upendra Bhanja relating to the religion, culture, art and architecture. The book will be useful to these interesting subjects ancient history, geography, religion, Jainism, Buddhism, Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, Archaeology, architecture, Epigraphy, linguistics, literature, Philosophy, history, etc. for the benefit of Scholars, students and general... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Jaindera siddant kosh (5 Vol) |
$76.49 $57.37 |
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| Vast as the sphere of Jaina religion and philosophy is, it is even more profound. At one end philosohical works such as Kasayapahud, Mahabandha,Gommatasara expounding various concepts like gunasthana or stages of spiritual development, jivasamasa, margana etc. have been composed in it and at the other end we have spiritual works like Samayasara, Pravachanasara giving exposition of the nature of soul endowed with pure consciousness. Another characteristic that we find is that the system of... |
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Suraj Vashishth |
Buddhist and Jain Period |
$50.49 $37.87 |
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| The culture of India was moulded throughout various eras of history, all the while absorbing customs, traditions, and ideas from both invaders and immigrants. Many cultural practices, languages, customs, and monuments are examples of this co-mingling over centuries. India was the birth place of religious systems such as Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, each of which have had a strong influence not only over India but also over the rest of the world.
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Surender K. Jain, Ed. |
Glimpses of Jainism |
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| The book comprises tutorial lectures delivered on Jainism for common-folks (especially residents of North America) who are Jains but are not familiar with the history and tenets of Jainism. It will also be useful to those who are interested in the various aspects of Jainism in the various aspects of Jainism and its place in the history of Indian civilization.These lectures were delivered at a seminar on Jainism organized by the Jain Center of Central Ohio, Columbus on May 20-21, 1995, and were... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Jaina Nyaya |
$10.49 $7.87 |
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| Readers of Indian philosophy and logic are well acquainted with the fact that Jaina logicians have shown their dialectic skills in prolonged debates with Hindu and Buddhist logicians in early and medieval India. In this book Pandit Kailashchandra Shastri, a profound scholar of Jaina philosophy, religious doctrines and logic has painstakingly collected material regarding Jaina logic and presented an authentic study of many of its important aspects. It is obvious that whereas Jaina... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Bharatiya Jyotish |
$14.49 $10.87 |
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| This latest edition of Bharatiya Jyotish is in your hands. It has not only set a new standard in the world of Indian publishing, but also provided a relevant proof of how useful and popular this book on a serious subject like astrology is. The present book is an authentic work on the subject. Not only that, one of its greatest distinguishing features is the simplicity and lucidity of its style which makes it possible for any person to acquire the practical knowledge of astrology while... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Dharmamrit Anagar |
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| Among ancient writers of Jaina religious treatises the pre-eminent scholar Pandit Ashadhar is revered so much that although a householder, he is called ‘acharyakalpa’ (one who is regarded like a preceptor). He has written so extensively and outstandingly on different subjects pertaining to Jaina religion, philosophy, literature, grammar etc. that he is compared to the great scripture- writer Hemachandra. Of great significance are his commentaries on works written by others as well as the... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Savayapannatti (Shravaka-prajnapti) |
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| Composed in Prakrit in 401 gathas (verses) by the 8th century Jaina Acharya Haribhadra Suri, Savaypanatti (Shravaka-prajnapti) is a manual on shravakachara or the course of moral discipline to be followed by householders/lay adherents based on Acharya Gridhrapiccha alias Umaswami’s Tattvartha Sutra. A shravaka is a person equipped with samyak darshana or the right faith who hears from a Jaina saint or ascetic rules of shravakadharma or the discipline prescribed for a lay adherent.
The... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Tattvartha Vritti |
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| A popular work among Jaina scriptures, Tattvartha-vritti Sutra is called Tattvartha Sutra in short and Moksha Shastra or ‘The Treatise on Salvation’ in other words. Its author Acharya Umapati is believed to have belonged to the 1st century AD. Commentaries on this work have been written in all periods of time, in all sizes and from different points of view. Acharya Pujyapada, the author of Sarvartha Siddhi, and Bhatta Akalanka Deva, who authored Tattvartharaja Vartik, were among other... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Shatkhandagama Parisheelan |
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| Shatkhandagama is the most authentic and most important text of Jaina philosophy and doctrine. There is such a vast analytical literature of its commentaries that one is stunned at the immensity of the knowledge of the commentators and the intensity of their study. There has been a tradition in preceptorial lineages and generation after generation of ascetics and lay adherents of regarding its expert study as the touchstone of the dignity of learning. In the modern age it has been... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Mulachara (Vol I & II) |
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| Mulachara is a significant work having many peculiarities. Firstly, it is the oldest work in which there is an authentic and systematic description of the manners and morals, character development and basic qualities of Digambara Jaina munis. It has been composed some two thousand years ago. The author is Acharya Vattaker, who is also known as Acharya Kundakunda by many scholars, because in ancient commentaries and handwritten manuscripts this is mentioned as the name of its... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Mahapurana (4 Vol) |
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| Mahapurana is the earliest and largest of the three known poetic works of the great poet Pushapadandanta composed in the Apabhramsha language. The other two are Nayakumarachariu and Jasaharchariu which have been edited by Dr. Hiralal Jain with a detailed introduction and Hindi translation and published by the Bhartiya Jnanpith.
This epic is a pure mirror reflecting all facets of Indian culture in the 10th century. On one side there are in it characters struggling against the bonds... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Aadipuran (Vol I & II) |
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| Composed by Acharya Jinasena (9th century), the Adipurana, is an extremely important work which along with describing the holy lives of the first Tirthankara Rishabhadeva, Bharata and Bahubali also throws elaborate light on the main sources and development of Indian culture and history. For the study of Jaina culture and history, it makes an essential reading. It is not just a Puranic work but a superb epic also. So far as subject matter is concerned, it is regarded as a... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Uttarapurana |
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| Acharya Jinasena and Achrya Gunabhadra (9th century) have a unique place in Indian literature, particularly in Jaina Sanskrit literature. The Mahapurana composed by them, which describes the lives of sixty-three shalakapurushas (divine personages), is an important treasure of Jaina Purana literature. The whole work is divided into two parts. The first part called Adipurana has been published by the Bharatiya Jnanpith in two huge volumes. Along with the virtuous lives of the first... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Pajjunna Chariu |
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| The 13th century Apabhramsha epic Pajjunna Chariu (Pradyumna Charit) written by Mahakavi Singh is a great Indian language literary work. Lives of the shalakapurusha Shrikrishna and his son Pradyumna have been described in detail in this work.
This work offers very authentic and useful material not only from the linguistic and literary point of view but also for studying Indian history, society and culture. What also makes this work distinctive is that its content has been... |
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Bhartiya Jnanapith |
Pauma Chariu (Padmacharit) (Vol 5) |
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| One of the names that Rama had was Padma. It was this name that the Jaina historians liked the most. That is why poetic works were written in Prakrit, Sanskrit and Apabhramsha based on this name. In Prakrit Vimal Suri’s Pauma Chariu is an outstanding work on the story of Rama. Written by Acharya Ravi Sena, Padma Charit or Padma Purana is a remarkable work on Rama’s story in Sanskrit. And composed by Svayambhu the present work Pauma Chariu is regarded as the very... |
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Hermann Jacobi |
The Golden Book of Jainism: Humanity's Oldest Religion of Non-violence |
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| The Golden Books series of Indian religions is specially planned and designed for the general educated reader in India and abroad, who in the 21st century of the Third Millennium, wants to know about them to contribute his lot to the fast growing globalization of world cultures. It includes Vedic, Upanishad, Buddhist and Jain religions, the mainstay of Indian culture, which have made their mark in various way in Asia and the West since olden times. In terror-stricken modern times also,... |
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Piotr Balcerowicz |
Jaina Epistemology (Set 2 Vols.) |
$102.49 $76.87 |
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| The Nyayavatara is one of the first serious Jaina treatises on epistemology. It has been for long erroneously ascribed by tradition to Siddhasens Divakara, but now it seems certain that its author is a certain Siddhasens Mahamati. He enters into polemics with other-mostly Buddhist- epistemological schools and endeavors to establish a Jaina epistemological tradition of its own.
Despite its importance, the work is rather secondary in the sense that it relies, for the most part, on the Buddhist... |
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S.R. Bakshi |
Orissa Through the Ages: Historical Background (4 vols.) |
$243.99 $182.99 |
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| The theme has deep academic link with various phases of the history of Orissa. The four volumes have been dealt in a comprehensive manner and its contents are fairly useful for teachers and scholars.
Volume I deal with eleven chapters commencing from Kurus and Panchalas, the age of Mauryas, the Magadha Empire, kingship and administration, foreign invasions, the Gupta Empire, advent of a new era, the caste system, constitution of 1935 and views of the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow.
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F. Max Muller |
The Sacred Books of the East: Pahlavi Texts (Vol. 5) |
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| These volumes of the Sacred Books of the East series include translations of all the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions that have exercised a profound influence on the civilizations of the continent of Asia. The Vedic Brahmanic system claims 21 volumes, Buddhism 10, and Jainism 2; 8 volumes comprise Sacred Books of the Paris; 2 volumes represent Islam; and 6 the two main indigenous systems of China. Translated by twenty leading authorities in their respective fields,... |
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F. Max Muller |
The Sacred Books of the East: The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (Vol. 19) |
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| These volumes of the Sacred Books of the East series include translations of all the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions that have exercised a profound influence on the civilizations of the continent of Asia. The Vedic Brahmanic system claims 21 volumes, Buddhism 10, and Jainism 2; 8 volumes comprise Sacred Books of the Paris; 2 volumes represent Islam; and 6 the two main indigenous systems of China. Translated by twenty leading authorities in their respective fields,... |
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