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The first comprehensive study of Jainism to be published in the West.

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Author:   Natubhai Shah ,  Richard Gombridge
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Sussex Academic Press
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.617kg
ISBN:  

9781898723318

ISBN 10:   1898723311
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   01 September 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Sacred Literature; Jain Scriptures and their Four Divisions; Modern and Translated Literature; The Jain View of the Universe; The Cosmos; Jain Concepts of the End of the World; The Six Realities; Jain Philosophy; Philosophical Aspects; Jiva; Ajiva; Nine Real Entities; Karma; Relativism; Spiritual Development; 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; Science and Jainism; Science and Religion; Physics; Chemistry and Atomic Theory; Biology; Botany; Zoology; Medical Sciences; Mathematics; Astronomy; Astrology ; Jain Heritage; Jain Art and Architecture; Temples and Places of Pilgrimage; Jain Institutions; The World's Spiritual Quest; Jainism and Other Faiths; Eastern Faiths; Western Faiths; Conclusions; Right Faith, Right Knowledge, Right Conduct; Glossary; Index.

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These two volumes provide an intimate vantage view of what the author calls the world of conquerors' - 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. -- From the Foreword by His Excellency Dr L. M. Singhvi, formerly High Commissioner for India.

These two volumes provide an intimate vantage view of what the author calls 'the world of conquerors' - 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. -- From the Foreword by His Excellency Dr L. M. Singhvi, formerly High Commissioner for India.

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Dr. Natubhai Shah, a medical graduate of Bombay University, is Chairman of the Jain Academy and Founder President of Jain Samaj Europe. He represents Jainism at the highest level.

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