BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRAR MOOLBHOOT CHINTAN (Kannada)

tirthakarebhyostu syadvadibhyo namonamah

rshabhadimahavirantebhyo svatmopalabdhye

 

Dear friends,

Jaya Jinendra

 

I take great pride in introducing this book to you:

 

BHAGAVAN MAHAVIRAR MOOLBHOOT CHINTAN (Kannada)

By Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj

Translated into Kannada and edited by Mrs Indira Subraya Hegde

Prakrit Bharati Pushpa 164

Distributed and exported by Hindi Granth Karyalay

2006 215 x 140 mm 48 pp

Softcover Rs. 30

 

This book is a penetrating and concise presentation of the life and doctrine of Bhagavan Mahavira. It covers his early life, examining society as it was at the time of His birth. Jalaj succinctly explains Mahavira's teachings. He describes Mahavira's enriched vision, His concept of reality, the nature of His omniscience, the principals of syadvada and anekantavada, the concomitant relationship between nimitta and upadana and the art of living as visualized in the Jain religion.

 

It also sheds light on Mahavira's concepts of ahimsa and mercy. The Jain karma theory, the opposition to karmakanda, the 6 dravyas and 7 tattvas are all lucidly explained. The author has also explained how the basic thought of Mahavira is very appropriate to meet the challenges of a rapidly shrinking world.

 

Jain religion and the Kannada language have an ancient association going back to the times of Candragupta Maurya. This Kannada translation is an attempt to perpetuate this tradition.

 

The book was originally written in Hindi, and is into its 12th edition now and has been translated into several languages. This is the first Kannada edition. The Kannada tr. has been carried out by Mrs Indira Subraya Hegde, noted Kannada columnist, yoga trainer, astrologer and grandmother of two.

 

The book has been very attractively produced.

 

|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||

 

Manish

 

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RATNAKARANDA SRAVAKACARA (Sanskrit - Hindi)

namah sri varddhamanaya nirdhutakalilatmane

salokanam trilokanam yadvidya darpanayate

 

Dear friends,

Shubh Dipavali

Mangalamaya Nava Varsha ki shubhakamanayen!

 

RATNAKARANDA SRAVAKACARA (Sanskrit-Hindi)

By Acarya Samantabhadra

Translated into Hindi with 2 Appendices by Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj

Preface by Dr. Paul Dundas

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 3

2006 215 x 140 mm 48 pp

ISBN 81-88769-04-5

EAN 9788188769049

Softcover Rs. 40

 

A feature of Jain scriptures is the importance accorded to the conduct of the laity. One of the first such works is Acarya Samantabhadra's "Ratnakaranda Sravakacara". Written in the early centuries of the Common Era, it is an enduring masterpiece prescribing normative lay conduct. Its style is terse and to the point.

 

If the Jain doctrine has survived for the past two millennia after the death of the last ford maker Tirthankara Mahavira despite great socio political-upheavals and the fluctuating fortunes of the Jain community, credit should go to the innate correctness and relevance of the Tirthankaras' teachings of which the Ratnakaranda Sravakacara is a splendid example.

 

The Ratnakaranda Sravakacara occupies a special and revered place in the hierarchy of Digambara scriptural tradition. It has been a defining authority on ideal Jain lay conduct for the past two millennia.

 

Comprising of 150 slokas, this work has ensured Samantabhadra's place in Jain history as it serves as an inspiration to Jains even today, more than two millennia after it was composed.

 

Since the study of the classical languages Sanskrit and Prakrit is not very prevalent in the Jain lay community today, the Jain community has largely learnt of the Ratnakaranda Sravakacara through sermons by the monks and learned lay Pandits.

 

More than once, the Ratnakaranda Sravakacara has been translated into Hindi in the 20th century. But the translations have tended to be so weighed down by the Sanskrit mulapatha and the communicative limitations of the translator, that very often the Hindi translation is well nigh incomprehensible to all but the scholars, who could read the work in its original Sanskrit.

 

There came a point in time wherein the Ratnakaranda Sravakacara was being read less and less by those whom it was written for ? the sravakas!

 

This translation is an attempt to rectify this situation. This is why we requested Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj, a best-selling poet, writer and an independent scholar of Jainism to translate afresh the Ratnakaranda Sravakacara. He has attempted to translate the mula Sanskrit slokas in lucid Hindi in a manner that will empower the layperson to read this great work on his/her own.

 

Jalaj has succeeded in producing a Hindi translation that is at once incisive, does not deviate from the original text is succinct and to the point.

 

Jalaj does not try to dazzle his readers with difficult tatsama words or by needlessly launching into great detours from the text to showcase his own views.

 

He does not come in the way of Acarya Samantabhadra and his 21^st century readers. He is merely a facilitator between them.

 

This edition boasts of a brilliant Preface by Dr. Paul Dundas, the famed Scottish Indologist and leading authority on Prakrit, Sanskrit and Jainism.

 

The book is helped by impeccable proof reading and immaculate production values. For which, the publisher would like to express his sincere thanks to Shri Girish Jani, Sahityacarya who patiently went through all the proofs.

 

The book also has two appendices, including an alphabetical Slokanukramanika.

 

Truly a path breaking venture, it is hoped that this book will revitalise the tradition svadhyaya by the members of the lay community.

 

The Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series has been named after Pandit Nathuramji Premi, a deeply insightful scholar of Jainism; perceptive critic of Indian literature and history; the Bhishma Pitamah of Hindi publishing and pioneering publisher and editor of Jain sacred literature.

 

This series aims to bring out accurate, well researched scholarly studies or translations of classic Jain works in Prakrit / Sanskrit. This series will attempt to present the most important Jain scriptures in modern languages ensuring at all times immaculate proof reading and excellent production values.

 

Forthcoming in this series: Acarya Pujyapada's "Samadhitantra" and the "Vyavahara Bhasya" ed. by Prof. Willem Bolle

 

vidusamanucaro,

Manish

 

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BHAVI KA AVALOKAN

Dear friends,
Jaya Jinendra

BHAVI   KA   AVALOKAN (Hindi)
Pioneering Hindi Presentation of the Krishnamurti Paddhati
By DS Chiplunkar, Jyotisha Mahamahopadhyaya
Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay, Mumbai
2005     220 mm x 140 mm     124 pp
81 89303 00 7     Softcover     Rs. 50

In the field of astrology, while warding off lengthy mathematical processes for predictive objectives, a great amount of research has been conducted. In the middle of twentieth century, the genius astrologer KS Krishnamurti evolved a new system known as KP (Krishnamurti Paddhati). Built around the 27 constellations, KP combines the insights of the Eastern astrological system with the cuspal position profiling of the Western astrological system. Hence, it combines the best of both worlds and is seen today as the most reliable and correct method of astrological predictions.

The learned author has attempted to elucidate the original KP astrological principles (Siddhantas) with examples in simple elegant Hindi.

In predictive decisions the stellar sub-lord has great importance. But to determine predictive decision in accordance with the stellar sub lord is very difficult. This book is an attempt to explain the stellar sub lord principles in simple language.

Life's important curiosities ? health, finance, foreign travel, education, employment and promotion opportunities, marriage, progeny, commercial opportunities, real estate, electoral success, credit availablilty, performance in examinations, success in lottery tickets, etc. have been answered with exhaustive analysis and examples.

Significator principles of every curiosity have been explained and predictive formulations have been made on the basis of the stellar sub-lord.

The book is reader friendly and presents readymade stellar sub-lord tabulations.

Cuspal longitudes are of key importance in KP. Hence, the author has explained comprehensively the process of cuspal longitudes calculations. Also, Vishottari Dasha permutation principles have been exposed. 

At the end of the book, the Krishnamurti Ayanamsha (1901-2000) table has been given.

Hence, this book is the pioneering Hindi work on the KP. It is a wonderful, easy to read work and recommended for all students of astrology.

This book is available with us.

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Manish

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CRITICAL WORKS ON THE RAMAYANA

moksamargasya netaram bhettaram karmabhubhr
j񡴡ram visvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Dear friends,
Jaya Jinendra

We have in stock the following critical works on the Ramayana.

A CRITICAL INVENTORY OF RAMAYANA STUDIES IN THE WORLD (English)
In 2 Volumes
Volume One: Critical Studies in Indian Languages and English
Edited by K Krishnamoorthy, asst. Ed. Satkari Mukhopadhyaya
1991     220 mm x 145 mm     590 pp
81 7201 100 8     Hardcover     Rs. 325

Volume Two: Critical Studies in Foreign Languages (other than English)
Edited by K Krishnamoorthy, asst. Ed. S Jithendra Nath
1993     220 mm x 145 mm     285 pp
81 7201 507 0     Hardcover     Rs. 150


ASIAN VARIATIONS IN RAMAYANA (English)
Papers presented at the International Seminar on Variations in the
Ramayana in Asia and their Cultural, Social and Anthropplogical
Significance: New Delhi, 1981
Ed. with an Introduction by KR Srinivasa Iyengar
2003     220 mm x 145 mm     358 pp
81 260 1809 7     Hardcover     Rs. 100


THE RAMAYANA TRADITION IN ASIA (English)
Papers presented at the International Seminar on the Ramayana
Tradition in Asia: New Delhi, 1975
Ed. V. Raghavan
Preface by Umashankar Joshi
1998     220 mm x 145 mm     750 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 200


THE AYODHYA CANTO OF THE RAMAYANA AS TOLD BY KAMBAN (English)
Translated from the Tamil by C. Rajagopalachari
UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: Indian Series
1994     220 mm x 145 mm     128 pp
81 72021 656 5     Hardcover     Rs. 50


THE EPIC BEAUTIFUL (English)
An English Verse Rendering of the Sundara Kanda of the Ramayana of
Valmiki
By KR Srinivasa Iyengar
1983     220 mm x 145 mm     512 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 80


|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||

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APTAMIMAMSA (Sanskrit - English)

Jaya Jinendra

APTAMIMAMSA (Sanskrit - English)
By Samantabhadra
Ed. with Intro, Trans., Notes and an original English Commentary By SC Ghoshal
2002 220 mm x 140 mm 180 pp
Hardcover Rs. 150

The `Aptamimamsa'is also known as the `Devagama Stotra' as the first word in its opening stotra is "Devagama".

Digambara Acarya Samantabhadra, 2nd century CE, composed the 'Aptamimamsa' in 114 karikas laying the foundation for Jain philosophical works and sowing the seeds of Jain Nyaya. His versatile genius found expressed in various works, among them the `Ratnakaranda Shravakacara', first Shravakacara in the history of Jainism.

The 'Aptamimamsa' has inspired a many important works in Sanskrit by both Digambara and Shvetambara scholars.

Acarya Akalanka Deva, 5th century CE, master of Jain Nyaya, composed the 'Ashtashati' an 800 karika commentary on the `Aptamimamsa'.

In the 9th century, Acarya Vidyanandi the great polemician wrote a comprehensive 8000 karika commentary on Akalanka's `Ashtashati' known as the 'Ashtasahasri'.

Upadhyaya Yashovijaya, the Shvetambara thinker composed the massive 16000 karika masterpiece `Ashtasahasritatparyavivarana' based on the `Aptamimamsa'.

In Eastern philosophy, doctrine is based on the statements of the authority. Hence, Hindus consider the teachings of the Vedas to be authoritative as they consider them to be divine in origin. Bauddhas consider the teachings of the Buddha to be authoritative. Jains hold that the teachings of the omniscient Jinas to be authoritative. The benchmark being that the statement should be compatible with anekantavada. Hence, Samantabhadra examined the statements of the omniscient Jinas to examine if they were compatible with anekantavada. Thus, the `Aptamimamsa'is the determination of an authority.

In Aptamimamsa, Samantabhadra examines the doctrines of all the rival schools and concludes that if a statement is made without establishing its context, it will be false. In order for the statement to be true the appropriate context (syadvada kathana) needs to be established. Hence, syadvada is the necessary attribute of truth.

He further states that syadvada is established by the seven modes of predication, each specifying the object as also that which is extraneous to the object.

He signs off stating in his last karika that he has composed the `Aptamimamsa' for the benefit of those desirous of nih.shreyasa (moksha) by pointing out that which is false, and emphasising the correct path to liberation ? rational perception, rational knowledge and rational conduct.

Thus Samantabhadra concludes his thorough examination of the omniscient Jinas and bows to them in deepest reverence free of any doubts or reservations.

{This is why he then composed the beautiful `Svayambhustotra' using 13 different chandas. It is a set of Sanskrit devotional hymns to the 24 Svayambhu (Tirthankaras) and also an exposition on Samyak Darshana, Samyak J񡮡 and Samyak Caritra. Even in the devotional hymns, Samantabhadra has skilfully expounded the fundamentals of Jainism, Ahimsa, Aparigraha, Anekanta and Syadvada; explained the rationale behind Bhakti, the primary importance of compassion and highlights the virtues of self-restraint, renunciation and meditation and contemplation on the soul.}

The `Aptamimamsa'is considered by some scholars to be the preamble (mangalacarana) to the `Gandhahasti Mahabhasya', a Sanskrit commentary on the Tattvarthasutra by Samantabhadra. The `Gandhahasti Mahabhasya' itself has been lost to the ravages of time but there is some scriptural evidence to support this claim.

The English translation and commentary by Prof. S C Ghoshal is a contemporary masterpiece and deserves greater recognition.

This book has been attractively printed using a brand new type face and is available for a very low price at

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THE STORY OF PAESI Soul and Body in Ancient India

Dear friends,
Jaya Jinendra

THE STORY OF PAESI (Prakrit?English)
Soul and Body in Ancient India
A Dialogue on Materialism in Ancient India Text in Roman; English Translation; Extensive Notes; Glossary of Selected Words; Index Rerum, Quotations, Detailed Bibliography; Appendix containing a section of Haribhadra's "Samaraiccakaha"; 72 - folio Facsimile of the original Prakrit pothi in Devanagari Ed. and tr. By Prof. Willem Bollee Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 2 Published by Hindi Granth Karyalay, Mumbai
2005 245 x 160 mm 452 pp
81 88769 03 7 Hardcover Rs. 795

The Story of Paesi or Paesi Kahanayam is a lively dialogue between the monk Kesi and prince Paesi based on the Raiapasenia Agama.

Interestingly, the Paesi Kahanayam is the only large legend common to both Jain and Buddhist canonical literature. It is found in the Jain Raiapasenia Agama and in the Buddhist Dighanikaya.

The monk Kesi and the prince Paesi (Sanskrit / Pradeshi) discuss the corporeality of the soul, whether it dies with the body or is distinct from the body. The prince is a materialist and argues in favour of the corporeality of the soul but the monk convinces him that the soul and body are distinct and while the body is corporeal, the soul is eternal.

This dialogue is set in the 6th century BCE, the age of reflection on and discussion of the soul. While the present literary form dates some centuries later, the discussion is still as relevant today, after two millennia.

This edition contains the Prakrit text in Devanagari and Roman transliteration, accompanied by an incisive English translation, exhaustive notes and a glossary.

The arguments in this discussion reflect many ancient Indian realia such as birth rituals, diseases, etiquette, ethnic list of female servants, execution of thieves, regicide, the 72 professions, similes, etc. which have been commented upon in the notes.

The Table of Contents is as under:
Preface
Introduction Page 1
The Story of Paesi Page 15
Glossary of Selected Words Page 223
Index Rerum Page 307
Quotations Page 317
Bibliography Page 319
Appendix containing a section of Page 359
Haribhadra's "Samaraiccakaha"
72- Folio Pothi of Paesi Kahanayam Page 371
{Raiapasenia Agama}

Excerpts from Dr. John Cort's review of this book which appeared in the Journal of the American Oriental Society 123.4 (2003)

The debates concerning the existence of a soul in Buddhist and Upanishadic circles are well known to students of ancient India.  Far less known is the similar contemporary debate between the materialist King Paesi of Sevaviya (Savatthi, Shravasti) and the Jain monk Kesi recorded in the Shvetambara Raiapasenia Sutta, even though the arguments of Paesi (there spelled as Payasi) are also recorded in his dialogue with Kumara Kassapa in the Payasi Suttanta contained in the Buddhist Dighanikaya. The issue in the Jain context is not the existence of the soul; rather, Paesi argues that there is no difference between the soul and the body, while Kesi asserts the fundamental doctrine that the two are different. The realization that we are more than just our bodies, that there is eternal in each and every one of us is a soul that is different from the body, has long been a sine qua non for the true religious life according to the Jains. The analysis of the dualistic distinction between sentient soul (jiva) and insentient matter (ajiva) is the starting point for all Jain dogmatics. In the Digambara tradition this "knowledge of the difference" (bheda jyan) was the basis of the Digambara mystical tradition. In many modern spiritual biographies of both Digambara and Shvetambara Jains, one reads that the person started on the spiritual path when she or he came to understand the difference between soul and body. Further, Paesi is portrayed as a wicked king who traduced dharma and oppressed his subjects, indicating that materialists lack basic moral qualities.

Paesi advances a number of arguments against the independent existence of the soul. Why, for example, has no departed soul returned to earth to tell him about its continued existence Paesi inspected the bodies of executed criminals (Paesi had a reputation as a wicked king, and so had a large and ready supply of subjects for his experiments, and no need to have them fill out Human Subjects Approval forms!); he saw no evidence of a soul escaping after death. He conducted the same experiment Dr. Macdougall ran over two millennia later, but could find no difference in the weight of a person immediately before or after death, and so came to the opposite conclusion. Each argument is refuted by Kesi.  Souls in hell are so preoccupied with their tortures that they are unable to come to this world to report on their existence, while souls in heaven are so preoccupied with their pleasures that they are equally indisposed to come. Souls in heaven face another obstacle, as a human lifespan is so short in comparison with those in heaven that the heaven-dwelling soul forgets to come until long after all near descendants themselves have died. One cannot see a soul leaving a dying body any more than one can see sound emerge from an enclosed room, but both occurrences happen. A leather sack weighs the same whether inflated or deflated, and so the fact that a body weighs the same alive and dead proves nothing, for an immaterial soul obviously has no weight. Kesi cannot show a soul to Paesi because neither of them are enlightened; only an enlightened being can see souls...

..finally, Paesi falls back on tradition: he accepts the materialistic position that the body and soul are identical because his father and grandfather before him had done so. Kesi answers with the example of a man carrying a load of iron ore to sell in another town who passed up the opportunity to exchange the iron ore for precious gems on the grounds that he started out his journey carrying iron ore and so should complete it in the same way. His
colleagues who exchanged the iron ore for gems found in the forest became rich, while the stubborn iron salesman remained poor. Kesi admonishes Paesi not to make the same mistake, which he would surely later regret. Paesi concedes defeat. He accepts the Jain teachings from Kesi, and is reborn in heaven, following which he will be born on the continent of Mahavideha and attains liberation.

Willem Bollee provides and edition and translation of this dialogue, contained in the second half of the Raiapasenia Sutta ("Scripture on the Questions of the King), the second Upanga of the Shvetambara Jain canon. He includes a rich and wide-ranging critical apparatus of philological and cultural notes. There is an 84 page selected glossary, the Prakrit text of the quotations, and a detailed bibliography. Bollee also includes the text and English translation of a similar debate concerning the existence of the soul found in Haribhadra's "Samaraiccakaha".

The resultant book is Indological scholarship of the highest caliber.

The editor of this work, Professor Willem Bollee is a highly regarded scholar of Prakrit philology and Jain studies, having taught Indology at Heidelberg and Bamberg Universities in Germany.  He received the prestigious Acarya Hemacandra award for this work.

The Story of Paesi sets the standards of scholarly translations of Jain sacred literature. It is a modern masterpiece and shall prove to be a fascinating read for those who are students of Indology, Religion, Psychology, Philosophy, Anthropology, History and Indo-European Studies.

The book has been very attractively published.

|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||

Manish

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HINDU, JAIN AND BUDDHIST GODDESSES (English)

HINDU, JAIN AND BUDDHIST GODDESSES (English)
INDIAN GODS AND GODDESSES Volume - 3
Ed. Shantilal Nagar
2005    285 mm x 220 mm    280 pp + 65 art plates + 55 line drawings
Hardcover     Rs. 2000

From the Sarasvati civilisation through the later Aryan influx, the female deity continues to be worshipped in India. This trend is still visible in the Vedic / Brahmanic religion (aka Hinduism), Jainism and Buddhism.

A Hindu text, Kena Upanishad, offers by way of explanation a story that it was the goddess who knew about the Brahman, while the rest were ignorant.

Terracotta images of goddesses were found at the site of the Indus valley excavations. In the Kushana period images of Mahishasuramandini, Gajalaxmi, Durga, Bhadra and several others, including various forms of Matrkas, were sculpted.

In the Gupta period images appeared in stone as well as metal and as bas-reliefs on the walls of monasteries, caves, etc.

Images of Tantric goddesses like Kali, Shakti, Mahakali, Bhadrakali, the 64 Yoginis, etc. as well as local deities such as river goddesses were enshrined in temples and worshipped. Stories surrounding them began to appear in both religious and folk literature.

The Jain and Baudda religions also saw the emergence of sub-deities in the form of goddesses. In Jainism, they were known as Yakshinis and Vidyadevis. The concept of a pair of Yaksha and Yakshini linked with a Tirthankara does not appear prior to the 6th century CE.

The Tiloyapannatti (7th century CE) gives a complete list of the 24 yakshinis. A slightly different listing of 24 names appears in the later Shvetambara work, the Pravacanasaroddhara. In addition, 16 Vidyadevis and 8 mothers, known as Ashtamatrkas are also listed in medieval Jain texts.

There are many goddesses listed in Buddhist texts like Sadhanamala and Nishpannyagavali. Some are said to be benevolent while others are described as terrific.

Citations from original texts in Sanskrit and Prakrit add to the value of the book and underline its credibility. 

This book is a well researched study of Indian traditions and traces the genesis and evolution of female deities in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. It will be of great interest to the layman and scholar. The book should be a part of every Indological library.

Chapter Scheme
--------------------
1. Introduction
2. Deities of the Chalcolithic Age
3. Vedic Deities
4. Hindu Goddesses
5. Jain Goddesses
6. Buddhist Female Deities
7. Epilogue

Appendices
1. Goddesses with their attributes and vehicles
2. Jain Yakshis
3. Buddhist Goddesses, their Complexion and Attributes

Bibliography
Index
Plates

The 65 art plates featuring colour and B/w photographs of goddesses adds to the value of this book. This book is available for sale at our bookstore either individually or as part of a 4 - Volume set.

Other Volumes in this Series are:

INDIAN GODS & GODDESSES in 4 Volumes
Vol. 1 Early Deities from Chalcolithic to the Beginning of Historical Period
Vol. 2 The Vedic Period
Vol. 3 Hindu Jain and Buddhist Goddesses
Vol. 4 Yogini Shrines and Shaktipithas

|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||

Manish

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SVARUPA SAMBODHANA: VISION OF THE SELF

Dear friends,
Jaya Jinendra

SVARUPA SAMBODHANA: VISION OF THE SELF (Sanskrit - English)
Original Text in Sanskrit
By Acarya Akalanka
Translation and Introduction in English by D K Goyal
2005     225 x 140 mm     118 pp
81 7027 244 0     Hardcover     Rs. 200

Acarya Akalanka needs no introduction to the scholar of Nyayashastra. His contribution to Jain Nyaya is so vast, that Jain Nyaya is often referred to as Akalanka Nyaya.

Essentially, this book is to help the reader understand and cleanse the soul's disposition or psychic state in order to attain liberation.

Typical of Akalanka, this is a compact work in classical Sanskrit comprising of 25 shlokas, it systematically examines the scientific basis for and special attributes of the self; and the ways and means of realizing the true nature of the self.

A marvellous work! Compulsory reading for all those interested in freeing themselves from the cycle of rebirths.

Manish

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAIN RELIGION in 11 Volumes (English)

Dear friends,

Jaya Jinendra

 

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAIN RELIGION in 11 Volumes (English)

Ed. by Chanchreek and Jain

2005     220 mm x 140 mm     4500 pp approx.

Hardcover     Rs. 7000 for the set

 

Jainism is an ancient religion. It is the oldest living religion in the world.

 

Jainism did not spread widely beyond India like Buddhism, but the 20th century saw Jain diaspora settle all over the globe and today Jainism is a truly global religion with its followers and temples present in Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe and North America. 

 

This set of 11 volumes is a highly systematic study of Jainism.  The encyclopedia has been designed to thoroughly cover all aspects related to Jainism. Jain epistemology, ontology, history, social anthropology, doctrine, dogmas, philosophy, orthodoxy, art and architecture, contribution to Indian culture and traditions, are all covered in this book.

 

This work is a contemporary masterpiece.  Each topic is comprehensively dealt with and presented in a lucid manner.

 

Volume 1 deals with the antiquity and historicity of Jainism. It traces the pre-Aryan Sramana history up to the modern day Jainism.

 

Volume 2 is a critical and descriptive anthology of the Jain scriptures. 

 

Volume 3 studies the Jain way of worship and examines Jain rituals and fasts and explores the relationship between the aradhya (the Pancaparameshthi) and the aradhaka(devotee). 

 

Volumes 4 & 5 are a discursive study of the Jain doctrine

 

Volume 6 is a sociological and historical study of Jainism, continued Jain presence in India, the land of its origin and the development of Jain thought

 

Volume 7 is a fascinating subaltern history of Jainism in the post-Mahavira era.

 

Volumes 8 & 9 focus on Jain art and architecture

 

Volume 10 includes scholarly articles on Jainism by those outside the tradition, mainly by occidental scholars like Walther Schubring, Buhler, Jacobi, Weber, etc.

 

Volume 11 is the biography of the 24 Jain Tirthankaras.

 

All in all, this is a tremendous work on Jainism, highly readable and very elegantly produced. A must-have for all those who wish to study Jainism. The language and style of the book is easy enough for the average individual reader to grasp easily.

 

This set should be a part of all libraries that carry books on religion and philosophy, including pathashalas and temple libraries.

 

|| parasparopagraho jīvānām ||

 

 Manish

 

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BUDDHANUSMRTI : A Glossary of Buddhist Terms

mokshamargasya netaram bhettaram karmabhubhrtam
jñataram vishvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Dear friends,
Jaya Jinendra

BUDDHANUSMRTI: A Glossary of Buddhist Terms (English)
Ed. by Dr. Kala Acharya with a detailed introduction,
10 appendices, bibliography and index
Foreword by Dr. Laurie Patton
Distributed and Exported by Hindi Granth Karyalay, Mumbai
2002 220 x 140 mm 296 pp
81 7039 246 2 Hardcover Rs. 425

BUDDHANUSMRTI: A Glossary of Buddhist Terms is an extremely important source
material for any student of Buddhism. Written in a way to be useful to the
student as well as the scholar, this work is based on the Tipitaka, the
Dhammapada, Visuddhimagga, the Jatakas, Milindapañha Pali and the
Nidanakatha. Sanskrit works like the Mahavastu Avadana and the works of
Ashvaghosa such as Buddhacarita, Saundarananda, Vajrasuci, Sutralankara have
also been sourced. The editor has also chosen words from the Avadana
literature and the Mahayana Sutras. Nyaya classics like Nagarjuna's
Madhyamika Karika also serve are source books of Buddhist terms for the
glossary.

The book is arranged in 5 sections:
Introduction
Glossary
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Extensive references provided at the end of each definition will benefit
advanced readers and serve as guidelines for further reading.

The USP of this glossary is that it provides carefully constructed
definitions that lead to a further and deeper comprehension of the teachings
attributed to the Buddha. The Pali and Sanskrit terms are arranged in an
easily accessible format. Each term has been described lucidly. The
descriptions also convey a sense of the historical and contextual place of
that term in Buddhist epistemology.

Hence, this glossary succeeds in conveying an insight into the development
of Buddhist thought, as recorded in the Pali and Sanskrit traditions, and a
deeper understanding of Buddhism.

|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||

Manish

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NIYAMASARA: SALVATION THROUGH SELF-DISCIPLINE

Dear friends,
Jaya Jinendra

NIYAMASARA: SALVATION THROUGH SELF-DISCIPLINE (Prakrit - English)
Original Text in Prakrit
By Acarya Kundakunda
Translation and Introduction in English by J P Jain Sadhak
2005     225 x 140 mm     221 pp
81 7027 242 4     Hardcover     Rs. 300

Kundakunda's works enjoy the status of Agamas in the Digambara community. In the Jain mangalacarana, his name is recited directly after Tirthankara Mahavira's and Ganadhara Gautama's names. His Nataka-trayi enjoys the same importance and reverence amongst Jains as the prasthana-trayi among the Hindus.

Niyamasara is a unique spiritual treatise described by its commentators as the Bhagavat Shastra. It expounds the path of liberation. Kundakunda was the supreme spiritualist who composed 84 pahudas, or short philosophical compositions dealing with a specific subject, for his own contemplation.

Niyamasara deals with the three ethico-spiritual standpoints of understanding Ultimate Reality the Nishcaya naya, the Vyavahara naya and the Shuddha Naya.

Niyamasara effectively removes doubts related to Parayayarthika naya and Dravyarthika nayas and elaborates on Vyavahara caritra. He stresses that Vyavahara caritra is based on samyama (self-restraint) and hence rooted in appropriate psychic disposition. He places great stress on cleansing the soul of vibhavas, internal impurities, through self-discipline.

A unique feature of the Niyamasara is that Kundakunda characterises both Nichcaya caritra and Vyavahara caritra as tapa, or practice of austerity from their respective nayas. This characterization is based on psychological and pragmatic considerations and if put in practice properly it would lead to internal and external purity and annihilation of the four passions. Kundakunda concludes that Vyavahara caritra and Nishcaya caritra together constitute Samyak caritra.

Another unique feature of this marvelous work is its riveting description of parama samadhi, not found elsewhere in Jain literature.

A great book!

The English translation is competent and precise; the introduction is highly informative. I would walk miles to get a copy!

|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||

Manish

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DHARMA DARSHAN KI RUPAREKHA (Hindi)

mokshamargasya netaram bhettaram karmabhubhrtam

jñataram vishvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

 

Dear friends

Jaya Jinendra

 

DHARMA DARSHAN KI RUPAREKHA (Hindi)

An Outline of the Philosophy of Religion

By Prof. DR Jatav

2000     220 x 140 mm     367 pp

81 86803 66 1     Hardcover     Rs. 450

 

The Philosophy of Religion simultaneously epitomises and fails to epitomise religion because it is difficult to philosophise about something that relies heavily on faith. For, what is religion if not faith?

 

This work by Prof. Jatav explains incisively what he means by the word 'religion' and its philosophy. He presents a comparative study of philosophy, science and adumbrates views on the existence of God from religious, philosophical and scientific viewpoints. Jatav examines the various notions on the existence of God. He also puts forth an academic thesis on religions without God.

 

He further studies the problem of the concomitance of God, religion and morality; examining various aspects of religion and philosophy.

 

Further in the book, Jatav undertakes a critical study of religious knowledge, the idea of the soul, the concept of liberation and the problem of evil as presented in various religions of the world.

 

The author critically examines the notion of secularism and addresses the issues of conversion and proselytising. He concludes that all religions are not equal but emphasises the importance of religious harmony.

 

His upasamhara is a fittingly thoughtful finale to a highly lucid work.

 

A must read for all those who are interested in religion, philosophy and the humanities.

 

|| parasparopagraho jivanam ||

 

Manish

 

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