The Jains

by Paul Dundas

Overview

The Indian religion of Jainism, whose central tenet involves non-violence to all creatures, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. Dundas looks at Jainism in its social and doctrinal context, its history, sects, scriptures and ritual, and describes how the Jains have, over two and a half thousand years, defined themselves as a unique religious community. This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040288740
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2024
Series:	The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	372
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Paul Dundas is senior lecturer in Sanskrit in the School of Asian Studies, University of Edinburgh, specialising in middle Indo-Aryan philology and the Jain religion. He is the author of The Sattasai and its Commentators

Table of Contents

Introduction The question of Jain identity Western views of the Jains 1 The fordmakers 2 The Digambaras and the Svetåmbaras 3 Scriptures 4 Doctrine 5 History: from early times to the late medieval period 6 The ascetic 7 The lay person 8 Jain relativism and attitudes towards Hinduism and Buddhism 9 Recent developments