Jainism: The World of Conquerors (Volume 2) / Edition 1

by Natubhai Shah

Overview

ìThese two volumes provide an intimate vantage view of what the author calls ëthe world of conquerorsí ñ a world of inner and outer space waiting to be conquered not by warlike weapons unleashed by greed, malice, domination, violence and exploitation but by peaceful conquerors following principles and practice of Right Knowledge, Right Faith, and Right Austerities, based on reverence for life, compassion, non-violence, equanimity and a sense of mutual interdependence.î From the Foreword by His Excellency Dr L. M. Singhvi, formerly High Commissioner for India

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781898723318
Publisher:	Sussex Academic Press
Publication date:	10/01/1998
Series:	The World of Conquerors Series , #2
Pages:	322
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction. Part 2 Sacred literature: scriptures and their four divisions
modern and translated literature. Part 3 The Jain view of the universe: the cosmos
Jain concepts of the end of the world
the six realities. Part 4 Jain philosophy: philosophical aspects
Jiva
Ajiva
nine real entities
Karma
relativism
spiritual development. Part 5 Jain logic: Jain art of reasoning
Jain psychology and the theory of knowledge
sensory knowledge
scriptural knowledge
supernormal forms of knowledge
the valid sources of knowledge
the concept of the soul. Part 6 Science and Jainism: scientificity and Jainism
physics
chemistry and atomic theory
biology
botany
zoology
medical sciences
mathematics
astronomy
astrology. Part 7 Jain heritage: art and architecture
temples and places of pilgrimage
Jain institutions. Part 8 The world's spiritual quest: eastern faiths
western faiths. Part 9 Conclusions. Appendices: Jain canonical literature
translations of texts in western languages
modern texts in western languages. Glossary. Bibliography and sources for references in English, and in Indian Languages.

Editorial Reviews

The second of two volumes on the religion that began in India and has adherents throughout the world. Focuses on the sacred literature, philosophy and the system of logic within a theory of knowledge, including omniscience and the concept of soul; and Jainist theories of physics, chemistry, biology and medical science, astronomy, and mathematics. Also includes sections on art and architecture, temples, and places of pilgrimage. Appendices list the canonical literature, and translations and modern texts in western languages. Separate bibliographies cite sources in English and Indian. The first volume covers the institution. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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