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Religion and Culture of the Jains / Jain, Jyoti Prasad
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Religion and Culture of the Jains
Jain, Jyoti Prasad
 
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  Book ID : 4415
  ISBN-10 : 81-263-1274-2 / 8126312742
  ISBN-13 : 978-81-263-1274-0 / 9788126312740
  Place of Publication : Delhi
  Year of Publication : 2006
  Edition : (Reprint)
  Language : English
  xi, 234p., App., Bib., 23 cm.
   
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CONTENTS:-

I. INTRODUCTORY:
Definition.
Antiquity.
Description.
Special Feature.
Jainological Studies in Modern Times.

II. THE TWENTY-FOUR TIRTHANKARAS:
Cycle of Time.
The Enjoying Age and the Fourteen Kulakaras.
The Dawn of Civilization and the Age of Action.
Traditional Account of the Tirthankaras from Rsabha to Mahavira Revival of Sramana Dharma in Post-Mahabharata or Later Vedic Age and the Contribution to It of the Last Three Tirthankaras, Aristanemi, Parsva and Mahavira.

III. HISTORY OF JAINISM AFTER MAHAVIRA:
Internal History of the Church.
Spread and Expansion.
Royal Patronage and Popular Support.
Vicissitudes of Fortune.

IV. THE DOCTRINE:
Dharma Defined.
Metaphysics and Ontology.
Substances, Qualities and Modes.
Cosmology and Cosmography.
Classes of Jivas.
Samsara and Transmigration.
Doctrine of Karman.
Seven Tattvas.
Fourteen Stages of Spiritual Development.
Liberation (Nirvana).
Divinity.
Pragmatic Optimism.

V. THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE:
Cognition (Jnana and Darsana).
Kinds.
Feelings, Emotions & Passions.
Lesyas.
Logic and Dialectics.
Pramana and Nayas (Viewpoints).
Theory of Causation.
Seven Predicational Modes.
Anckanta and Syadvada.

VI. THE PATH:
Three Spiritual Jewels (Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct.
Code for the Laity, Lay Seekers, Their Kinds.
Twelve Vows.
Six Daily Duties.
Eleven Stages.
(Pratimas).
Rules of Asceticism.
Dhyana and Yoga.
Sallekhana.
Ahirhsa.
Resume.

VII. WORSHIP, FASTS AND FESTIVALS:
Worship.
Objects of Worship, Form and Ritual.
Socio-religious Ceremonies.
Symbols and Tokens.
Fasts, Festivals and Fairs.

VIII. PLACES OF PILGRIMAGE:
Pilgrimage.
Categories of Holy Places.
Important Places of Pilgrimage.

IX. ART AND ARCHITECTURE:
The Images.
The Stupa Architecture.
The Caves.
The Temple Architecture.
The Paintings.

X. LITERATURE:
Genesis of Jaina Literature.
Languages, Forms, Styles and Subjects.
Religious and Secular Evaluation.

XI. EPILOGUE:
Conclusion.
Eternal and Universal Character.
Message and Hope.

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This is a handy compendium of Jainism for the general reader who is desirous of acquainting himself with the genesis, History and tradition, Doctrine and philosophy, way of life and mode of worship, art, literature, and other Cultural aspects of this ancient, but still flourishing Religion of India.

Vidyavaridhi Dr. Jyoti Prasad Jain, The Author of this treatise, is a renowned scholar of history and Indology. The lucid and authentic presentation of the different aspects of this religion and its culture is the outcome of his vast and deep studies in the subject. This masterpiece, it is hoped, will arouse the curiosity and add much to the Knowledge of the readers.

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