South Asia Research and Information Institute
&
Southern Methodist University’s Department of Religious Studies

present a one day conference
on

Jainism In South India

Saturday, September 20, 2008
McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall
Southern Methodist University
9.30 AM - 5.00 PM

free admission

• Dr. A, Veluppillai, Faculty Associate, Arizona State University

►Jainism in the History and Literature of Karnataka

• Dr. Robert Zydenbos, Professor, University of Munich

►Religion, Leitmotif of Jaina Tamil Literature

• Dr. Rangarajan Vijayalakshmy, Retd. Associate Professor, International Institute of Tamil Studies

►Going to Hell or Being Low-born: Misinterpretation of Jain Tamil Usage and the History of Untouchability in Early South Indian Society

• Dr. S. Palaniappan, President, SARII

►Sculpture or Architecture?: Reconsidering Jain Rock-Cut Monuments in Tamil Nadu

Dr. Lisa N. Owen, Asst. Professor, University of North Texas

►The Holy Jain Field of the White Pond: Bahubali and His Kshetra as Reflected in the Mahamastakabhisheka Ritual

• Ms. Eva-Maria Glasbrenner, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate, University of Munich  
  

►chaired by

• Dr. Steven E. Lindquist
  Asst. Professor of Religious Studies, Southern Methodist University

Note:

• For Directions to Southern Methodist University, see http://www.smu.edu/maps/directions.asp
  
• Park free in the lot north of Dallas Hall on Daniel Avenue at Athens Avenue. Additional parking is available in the visitor lot on Airline Road at University Blvd.