Jaina scriptures and philosophy

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Interest in Indian religion and comparative philosophy has increased in recent years, but despite this the study of Jaina philosophy is still in its infancy. This book looks at the role of philosophy in Jaina tradition, and its significance within the general developments in Indian philosophy. Bringing together chapters by philologists, historians and philosophers, the book focuses on karman theory, the theory of conditional predication, epistemology and the debates of Jaina philosophers with r…

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Full title :Jaina scriptures and philosophy / edited by Peter Flügel, Olle Qvarnström.

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Publication Date:2015.

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Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9781317557180, 1317557182, 9781317557173, 1317557174, 9781317557166, 1317557166
oclc:ocn911386419
LC Classification:BL1310.4
Dewey Decimal:294.4/82

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Introduction; PART I Scriptures; 1 On the composition of the Uttarajjhāyā; 2 A rare manuscript of the Bhagavatī Ārādhanā; 3 Śvetāmbara Āgamas in the Digambara tradition; PART II Karman and ethics; 4 What happened to Mahāvīra's body?; 5 The Niyatidvātriṃśikā ascribed to Siddhasena Divākara; 6 Bee and mendicant: the two different versions in the extantJaina Āgamas; 7 Lay atonements: investigation into the Śvetāmbara textualtradition; PART III Aspects of philosophy.

8 Aspects of philosophy in the Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama9 Sensuous cognition -- pratyakṣa or parokṣa? Jinabhadra'sreading of the Nandīsūtra; 10 Vasudeva the philosopher: soul and body in Saṅghadāsa'sVasudevahiṇḍī; 11 Do attempts to formalize the Syād-vāda make sense?; Appendix: publications of Willem B. Bollée; Index.