About: Reality and Non-reality has been the subject of discussion from ancient times. During the Philosophical era, this matter was discussed deeply and critically. The discussion is still going on. Some philosophers consider reality as eternal and transcendental. Some believe it as transitory. Jain philosophy considers this subject with the persp...
Adelheid Mette: Die Erlösungslehre der Jaina - Legenden, Parabeln, Erzählungen (engl.: Jaina Soteriology. Legends, Parabels and Narratives ). Berlin: Verlag der Weltreligionen im Inselverlag, 2010.
To appreciate the outstanding importance of this publication, it is necessary to point out the situation of Jaina studies in Germany.
Today J...
Publication in German:
Die Erlösungslehre der Jaina - Legenden, Parabeln, Erzählungen Aus dem Sanskrit und Prakrit übersetzt und herausgegeben von Adelheid Mette * Inhalt Der Jainismus zählt zu den ältesten Religionen der Welt und hat nachfolgende Religionen maßgeblich beeinflußt. Darüber hinaus hat seine umfangreiche Literatur zur...
Samayasara - by Acharya Kundakunda Original Text, Romanization, English Translation and Annotations (with scientific interpretation) by Jethalal S. Zaveri & Prof. Muni Mahendra Kumar About: Acharya Kundakunda needs no introduction. He graced the country with his divine presence in the first century b.c. His great book SAMAYASARA has 400 odd ...
About: Namokar Mantra has the power to free an individual from the evil planetary influence. If a person recites namo arihantanam, it proves very useful in controlling the element of the water in the body. It can also remove the obstacles created by the Chandra and shukra. The recitation of namo siddhanam can control agni tatva, (the element of ...
About: Anekant is a new political philosophy with ancient spiritual roots. It derives from the teachings of the Jains in India, but is relevant to all cultures and all times, especially our present interconnected yet dangerously divided world.
Anekant literally means ‘Many-Sidedness’. It recognises that there are an infinite variety o...
About: Man is the finest creature of Almighty God. Man's Life is not static. Ups and downs, joy and sorrows, rise and fall, fame and defame, pleasure and pain, profit and loss, love and hate are part of every man's life. These are hard realities of life and from which no one can escape. One must learn to live a harmonious, peaceful and dignified l...
About: The search for origin of 'Bhāratīya Vidyā', ancient India's tradition of knowledge and learning, takes one to the age, which is much earlier than the period, believed by some scholars as the dividing line between Pre- Āryan and Post- Āryan periods of Indian history. However, when we look at the literature and the other sources of histo...
About: The question arises as to how violence was born in man. His forbears - the primates - had already learnt the art of living together. Some other mammals had learnt it earlier. Then when and how did man become violent? This is an unanswered question. Man too is a social animal. He lives in society together with other fellow beings. But social...
About: "Nonviolence, relative Economics and A New Social Order" is an effort to explore various possibilities which can contribute to developing a consensus for practicing nonviolence in different fields of life and will go a long way in fulfilling the dream of peaceful world-order founded on the strong pillars of Ahimsa, Anekanta and Aparigraha. ...
About: The present articles in this work have already been addressed to the First and Second International Conference on Peace and Nonviolent Action held from 5th December to 7th December 1988 at Ladnun and from 17th February to 21st February 1991 at Rajsamand, where a number of delegates from various countries like Russia, USA, Bangladesh, Austra...
About: First the dawning of an idea and the very next moment its concrete image - this is possible only in the case of a devout, self-abnegating ascetic. The great ascetic Gurudev Shri Tulsi had a dream of a one-week series of discourses. It was duly communicated; a plan was formulated and implemented. The discourses are structured on three basic ...
About: There is a timeless chasm existing between religion I philosophy and science. This has prevented each of them to be benefited by mutual interaction. The book is an humble attempt to bridge the chasm. According to Jainism, one of the oldest living religions and philosophies, karma is a psychophysical force of cyclic nature, i.e., it is the f...
About: For thousands of years the human mind has been a controversial subject and it is likely to be so in the future also for those who try to control it. However, the mind ceases to be a problem for those who are capable of entering into the self. Those given to spiritual sadhana view the mind and its problems in a different light. For them the ...
About: Where did the universe come from and where is it going? Did it have a beginning? How and why did it begin? What happened before that? Will it come to an end, or not? Did anybody create the universe? Is it static and unchanging or dynamic and mutable? These and many other questions regarding space, time, animate and inanimate orders of exist...
About: Mahavira's Teachings Jainism is one of the world's oldest religions. Much of its early history is not known, or has come down to us in a form in which historical fact is difficult to distinguish from miraculous stories. However we do know that this ancient religion was passed on to us through the high spiritual genius of one of the greatest...
About: Little is known about the Jain faith outside India, for the small Jain community has formed a gentle stream within the strong currents of the Indian mainstream. Though it shares many of its tenets with Hinduism, and is a contemporary of Buddhism, Jainism preaches an austere lifestyle, and has a philosophy all its own. However, Jain extravag...
About: Present book is written with a basic conviction that Acharya Mahapragya is a Super Intelligent human whose discourses and writings are based on the knowledge imparted by Lord Mahavira who was a Super Human Intelligence. Acharys Mahapregya is a living encyclopaedia of Jain teachings. In addition, he holds command on Ancient Indian Philosophy...
About: The chasm between Religion and Science is quite deep. This is because the scientific mind does not like to accept anything that cannot be experimentally proved while the religious mind needs no proof for anything laid down in the sacred scriptures. The chasm has, unfortunately, prevented mutual interaction, preventing each of them to be ben...
About: Subtitle: Anekāntavāda And Syādvāda An Introduction : The Axioms of Non-absolutism Acharya Mahaprajña Anekāntavāda : The Principal Jaina Contribution of Logic Sukhlalji Sanghvi The Anekāntavāda of the Jainas H.M. Bhattacharya Theory of Anekāntavāda K.C. Bhattacharya Metaphysical View of Anekānta Jethalal S. Zaveri Anekānta, Sy...
About: I have written "Shemushi" in Sanskrit language for the benefit of the students with the view that this work will enable them to learn Sanskrit as well as help them in learning such instincts that build good characters. English translation of this book was was needed so that large section of the society get benifit. Samani Mudit Pragya has p...
About: The life of Shri Meghjibhai removes three illusions: that every village is backward, that a man with no more than five years schooling is only an ordinary man, that every man seeking employment is helpless and dependent. Meghjibhai's life provides an illustration of the dynamism of the people living in Indian villages. We can see from this ...
About: If there were no stories to tell man would be deprived of the fragrance of life which is the essence of it. The beauty of the flower is in its fragrance. It does not need any definition. How can one define "story"? That which assimilates with life in its own nature. Having accepted this natural aspect, both the tradi-tions-1. Loukik (worldl...
Pierre Paul Amiel
France
JAINS TODAY IN THE WORLD
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, I.T.I. Road KARUNDI P.O. B.H.U. VARANASI 221005 (INDIA) Author: Pierre Paul Amiel Editor: Prof. Sagarmal Jain & Dr. S. P. Pandey for the English translation, with the authorisation of "L'Harmattan" Paris First Edition: 2008 ISBN: 81-86715-87-8 On...
About: What attracts and allures you from a distance does not look the same at close range. When you go nearer you wonder, "Is this the same that I saw from a distance?" You might have noticed at some time that when you are far from a mountain, it appears mellow, round and soft. Covered in mist, it looks like wax. When you are right next to it, th...
About: BLESSINGS A story is an easy and simple way of reaching into the depths of philosophy and ethics. Jain Aagams are divided into four parts, one of which is the Dharmakathanuyog. This signifies the importance of stories. Sadhvi Vishrut Vibha has translated some stories from the Uttaradhyayana, Gyatadharmakatha and other scriptures, into Engli...
About: Anuvrat started a new experiment of bringing about a revolution in thought in the field of religion. Treating the external structure of religion as secondary, it has given primary importance to its essential spirit. Earlier, formal worship which is a secondary aspect of religion, was mistakenly given precedence over spirituality which is th...
About: "This encyclopaedia is vast collection of essays of more than thousand renowned Jaina scholars, philosophers, historians, sociologists of the world dealing with various aspects of Jainism: historical evolution of Jainism, Jain religio-philosophical tradition, tradition of Tirthankaras, monks, nuns and Shravakas, myths and legends, ethics an...
About: Life is a great book. Many commentaries have been written on the truth of life in the past and continue to be written. And it is expected that this process will go on. The gross body, which is the visible part, is one aspect of life. This is a conglomeration of skin, flesh and bones. The other aspect of life is awareness, which is a part of...
by Acharya Mahaprajna
About: Reality and Non-reality has been the subject of discussion from ancient times. During the Philosophical era, this matter was discussed deeply and critically. The discussion is still going on. Some philosophers consider reality as eternal and transcendental. Some believe it as transitory. Jain philosophy considers this subject with the persp...
Adelheid Mette: Die Erlösungslehre der Jaina - Legenden, Parabeln, Erzählungen (engl.: Jaina Soteriology. Legends, Parabels and Narratives ). Berlin: Verlag der Weltreligionen im Inselverlag, 2010.
To appreciate the outstanding importance of this publication, it is necessary to point out the situation of Jaina studies in Germany.
Today J...
Samayasara - by Acharya Kundakunda Original Text, Romanization, English Translation and Annotations (with scientific interpretation) by Jethalal S. Zaveri & Prof. Muni Mahendra Kumar About: Acharya Kundakunda needs no introduction. He graced the country with his divine presence in the first century b.c. His great book SAMAYASARA has 400 odd ...
About: Namokar Mantra has the power to free an individual from the evil planetary influence. If a person recites namo arihantanam, it proves very useful in controlling the element of the water in the body. It can also remove the obstacles created by the Chandra and shukra. The recitation of namo siddhanam can control agni tatva, (the element of ...
About: Anekant is a new political philosophy with ancient spiritual roots. It derives from the teachings of the Jains in India, but is relevant to all cultures and all times, especially our present interconnected yet dangerously divided world.
Anekant literally means ‘Many-Sidedness’. It recognises that there are an infinite variety o...
About: Man is the finest creature of Almighty God. Man's Life is not static. Ups and downs, joy and sorrows, rise and fall, fame and defame, pleasure and pain, profit and loss, love and hate are part of every man's life. These are hard realities of life and from which no one can escape. One must learn to live a harmonious, peaceful and dignified l...
About: The search for origin of 'Bhāratīya Vidyā', ancient India's tradition of knowledge and learning, takes one to the age, which is much earlier than the period, believed by some scholars as the dividing line between Pre- Āryan and Post- Āryan periods of Indian history. However, when we look at the literature and the other sources of histo...
About: The question arises as to how violence was born in man. His forbears - the primates - had already learnt the art of living together. Some other mammals had learnt it earlier. Then when and how did man become violent? This is an unanswered question. Man too is a social animal. He lives in society together with other fellow beings. But social...
About: "Nonviolence, relative Economics and A New Social Order" is an effort to explore various possibilities which can contribute to developing a consensus for practicing nonviolence in different fields of life and will go a long way in fulfilling the dream of peaceful world-order founded on the strong pillars of Ahimsa, Anekanta and Aparigraha. ...
About: The present articles in this work have already been addressed to the First and Second International Conference on Peace and Nonviolent Action held from 5th December to 7th December 1988 at Ladnun and from 17th February to 21st February 1991 at Rajsamand, where a number of delegates from various countries like Russia, USA, Bangladesh, Austra...
About: First the dawning of an idea and the very next moment its concrete image - this is possible only in the case of a devout, self-abnegating ascetic. The great ascetic Gurudev Shri Tulsi had a dream of a one-week series of discourses. It was duly communicated; a plan was formulated and implemented. The discourses are structured on three basic ...
About: There is a timeless chasm existing between religion I philosophy and science. This has prevented each of them to be benefited by mutual interaction. The book is an humble attempt to bridge the chasm. According to Jainism, one of the oldest living religions and philosophies, karma is a psychophysical force of cyclic nature, i.e., it is the f...
About: For thousands of years the human mind has been a controversial subject and it is likely to be so in the future also for those who try to control it. However, the mind ceases to be a problem for those who are capable of entering into the self. Those given to spiritual sadhana view the mind and its problems in a different light. For them the ...
About: Where did the universe come from and where is it going? Did it have a beginning? How and why did it begin? What happened before that? Will it come to an end, or not? Did anybody create the universe? Is it static and unchanging or dynamic and mutable? These and many other questions regarding space, time, animate and inanimate orders of exist...
About: Mahavira's Teachings Jainism is one of the world's oldest religions. Much of its early history is not known, or has come down to us in a form in which historical fact is difficult to distinguish from miraculous stories. However we do know that this ancient religion was passed on to us through the high spiritual genius of one of the greatest...
About: Little is known about the Jain faith outside India, for the small Jain community has formed a gentle stream within the strong currents of the Indian mainstream. Though it shares many of its tenets with Hinduism, and is a contemporary of Buddhism, Jainism preaches an austere lifestyle, and has a philosophy all its own. However, Jain extravag...
About: Present book is written with a basic conviction that Acharya Mahapragya is a Super Intelligent human whose discourses and writings are based on the knowledge imparted by Lord Mahavira who was a Super Human Intelligence. Acharys Mahapregya is a living encyclopaedia of Jain teachings. In addition, he holds command on Ancient Indian Philosophy...
About: The chasm between Religion and Science is quite deep. This is because the scientific mind does not like to accept anything that cannot be experimentally proved while the religious mind needs no proof for anything laid down in the sacred scriptures. The chasm has, unfortunately, prevented mutual interaction, preventing each of them to be ben...
About: Subtitle: Anekāntavāda And Syādvāda An Introduction : The Axioms of Non-absolutism Acharya Mahaprajña Anekāntavāda : The Principal Jaina Contribution of Logic Sukhlalji Sanghvi The Anekāntavāda of the Jainas H.M. Bhattacharya Theory of Anekāntavāda K.C. Bhattacharya Metaphysical View of Anekānta Jethalal S. Zaveri Anekānta, Sy...
About: I have written "Shemushi" in Sanskrit language for the benefit of the students with the view that this work will enable them to learn Sanskrit as well as help them in learning such instincts that build good characters. English translation of this book was was needed so that large section of the society get benifit. Samani Mudit Pragya has p...
About: The life of Shri Meghjibhai removes three illusions: that every village is backward, that a man with no more than five years schooling is only an ordinary man, that every man seeking employment is helpless and dependent. Meghjibhai's life provides an illustration of the dynamism of the people living in Indian villages. We can see from this ...
About: If there were no stories to tell man would be deprived of the fragrance of life which is the essence of it. The beauty of the flower is in its fragrance. It does not need any definition. How can one define "story"? That which assimilates with life in its own nature. Having accepted this natural aspect, both the tradi-tions-1. Loukik (worldl...
Pierre Paul Amiel
France
JAINS TODAY IN THE WORLD
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, I.T.I. Road KARUNDI P.O. B.H.U. VARANASI 221005 (INDIA) Author: Pierre Paul Amiel Editor: Prof. Sagarmal Jain & Dr. S. P. Pandey for the English translation, with the authorisation of "L'Harmattan" Paris First Edition: 2008 ISBN: 81-86715-87-8 On...
About: What attracts and allures you from a distance does not look the same at close range. When you go nearer you wonder, "Is this the same that I saw from a distance?" You might have noticed at some time that when you are far from a mountain, it appears mellow, round and soft. Covered in mist, it looks like wax. When you are right next to it, th...
About: BLESSINGS A story is an easy and simple way of reaching into the depths of philosophy and ethics. Jain Aagams are divided into four parts, one of which is the Dharmakathanuyog. This signifies the importance of stories. Sadhvi Vishrut Vibha has translated some stories from the Uttaradhyayana, Gyatadharmakatha and other scriptures, into Engli...
About: Anuvrat started a new experiment of bringing about a revolution in thought in the field of religion. Treating the external structure of religion as secondary, it has given primary importance to its essential spirit. Earlier, formal worship which is a secondary aspect of religion, was mistakenly given precedence over spirituality which is th...
About: "This encyclopaedia is vast collection of essays of more than thousand renowned Jaina scholars, philosophers, historians, sociologists of the world dealing with various aspects of Jainism: historical evolution of Jainism, Jain religio-philosophical tradition, tradition of Tirthankaras, monks, nuns and Shravakas, myths and legends, ethics an...
About: Life is a great book. Many commentaries have been written on the truth of life in the past and continue to be written. And it is expected that this process will go on. The gross body, which is the visible part, is one aspect of life. This is a conglomeration of skin, flesh and bones. The other aspect of life is awareness, which is a part of...
