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Jainism

An Indian Religion of Nonviolence

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-1-041-07136-5
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungstermin: 31.10.2025
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This book is a multi-faceted, thorough, and yet compact introduction to Jainism. It presents the history and scripture of Jainism, a religion that originated in ancient India and still exists today.

A work of primarily philological nature, giving a close look at the history and development of Jain scriptural traditions based on the tradition of German Indology, this accessible introduction is available for the first time for an English-speaking audience. Readers will encounter an accessible, easy-toread, and up-to-date overview of Jainism according to Svetambara tradition, with reference to the Digambara tradition as well.

The author also offers anthropological, archaeological, and art-historical information from the field of Jain Studies. It will be of interest to students studying Religious Studies, Asian Religions and South Asian Studies as well as a wider public audience without in-depth previous knowledge of Jainism looking for a concise, yet innovative and insightful introduction.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9781041071365
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-1-041-07136-5
  • Verlag: Routledge
  • Erscheinungstermin: 31.10.2025
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2025
  • Produktform: Gebunden, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 414 g
  • Seiten: 162
  • Format (B x H x T): 161 x 240 x 14 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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List of Figures xForeword xiiAcknowledgments xivPrologue 11 The Jina 6The Jina Mah¿v¿¿ra 8The Legend of Mah¿v¿¿ra 11The Predecessors of Mah¿v¿¿ra 17P¿r¿va 19Ari¿¿anemi 20¿¿abha 212 Development and Growth of Jainism 24Beginnings 25Antiquity (ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE) 26Medieval Period (ca. 500 CE to 1500 CE) 30Modern Times (ca. 1500 CE to 1800 CE) 33Colonial Period and Present (since ca. 1800 CE) 35History of Academic Research 373 Literature and Tradition 41Canonical Literature 43The Books of the Canon 44Twelve 'Limbs' (äga) 44Twelve 'Secondary Limbs' (up¿¿ga) 46Chedas¿tras 47M¿las¿tras 47Prak¿¿r¿akas¿tras 48C¿likas¿tras 49Post-Canonical and Modern Literature 494 Understanding the World, Ethics, and Philosophy 54Cosmology 55Time and Time Eras 56World and Universe 58Cosmos 58World 63Development and Transmission of Jain Cosmology 65Basic Ethical Principles of Jainism 74Conception of the Soul 77The Soul in the Cycles of Birth 78Embodiment and States of the Soul 80Living Beings 81Body 82Colors of the Soul 83Function and Effect of Karma 84Steps to Liberation 865 Religious Practice 93The Jain Community 93Religious Practice of Ascetics 95Religious Practice of the Laity 98Ceremonies of Worship 101Jain Deities 103Temples and Ascetic Lodgings 105Religious Festivals 108Pilgrimage 1126 Art and Symbolism 116The Representation of the Jina 117Bronze Altars 120Jain Painting and Book Art 123Wall and Ceiling Painting 123Painted Book Covers 124Palm Leaf Manuscripts 125Paper Manuscripts 126Jain Symbols 127Eight Auspicious Symbols (ä¿amägala) 127Sacred Syllables 129Epilogue 132Glossary 135Index 140