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, 2012 The Encyclopedia entry highlights the recent transformation of Jainism from an universalist ideology (idea-logy) of world-renunciation into an ideology for world-transformation. These widespread changes in the Jaina tradition are not unprecedented. They echo the global movement of 'religious modernism', a nineteenth century theological response to the ...
Steven L. Jeffers +3 more
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Jainism, Yoga, and Ecology: A Course in Contemplative Practice for a World in Pain
Religions, 2019 This article proposes an introductory course to Jainism vis-à-vis the categories of yoga and ecology. Following a short introduction, the main section of this paper introduces the contents of the syllabus for this upper division undergraduate ...
Christopher Patrick Miller
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Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī, 2019 Jainism is among the ancient Indian religions and has a history of more than twenty five centuries and is considered to be among the Nastika or non-orthodox Indian religions.
Abulfadh Mahmoodi
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Rediscovering Jain Medicine: An Aspect of Ancient Indian Medicine through the Embryology of the Taṇḍulaveyāliya [PDF]
UisahakThis study reexamines the position and significance of the Jain medical tradition, long marginalized in the history of Indian medicine, by analyzing the embryological discourse in the Jain text Taṇḍulaveyāliya.
Youngsun YANG
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Asceticism of Jainism as Depicted in Udayanakumara Kaviyam [PDF]
, 2022 Jainism, considered to have been created by Rishabadeva has produced numerous literatures in both Tamil and Sanskrit languages. Most of the literature in Tamil language is about Jainism.
R, Chellamuthu
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, 2023 This article argues that the religious and social developments of seventeenth-century Jain communities in northern India can be characterized as vernacularization. This is a process in which religious expression turns towards the quotidian, the local and
De Jonckheere, Heleen +1 more
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Reflections of Deep Ecology Approach in the Ahimsa Doctrine
Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2021 Experiencing environmental crises and destruction of nature brought along the reorganization and questioning of nature and human relations. Conditions such as excessive consumption of resources, depletion of natural resources, leaving non-human living ...
Hacer Saroğlu, Yunus Kara
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Jain Veganism: Ancient Wisdom, New Opportunities
Religions, 2021 This article seeks to elevate contemporary Jain voices calling for the adoption of a vegan lifestyle as a sign of solidarity with the transnational vegan movement and its animal rights, environmental protection, and health aspirations. Just as important,
Christopher Jain Miller +1 more
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Coloring the World: Some Thoughts from Jain and Buddhist Narratives
Religions, 2019 This paper begins with an examination of early Indian speculation about colors, their number, their use, and their significance. It ranges widely from the Upaniṣads to the Nāṭyaśāstra, from Śvetāmbara Jain canonical texts to Buddhaghosa’s treatise ...
Phyllis Granoff
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Framing the Pandemic: An Examination of How WHO Guidelines Turned into Jain Religious Practices
Religions, 2022 This paper identifies and examines a Jain narrative that frames Jain tenets as being in line with some of the most impactful COVID-19 measures. It demonstrates how during the early stages of the pandemic (i.e., mid-March 2020 to January 2021), some Jains
Claire Maes
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