Jagmanderlal Jaini

Outlines of Jainism

Herausgeber: Thomas, F. W.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1940 second edition of a 1916 original was written to provide an accessible English introduction to Jainism. Written by a member of the Jain community, the text gives an insider's perspective on the religion, allowing for an intimate treatment of its various aspects, whilst also maintaining a non-doctrinaire approach.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 242g
• ISBN-13: 9781107615670
• ISBN-10: 1107615674
• Artikelnr.: 39533591

Inhaltsangabe

Preliminary note F. W. Thomas
Preface
Bibliographical note
Introduction and history
Part I. Outlines: 1. Theology
2. Metaphysics
3. Ethics
4. Ritual
Part II. Texts: 1. Theology
2. Metaphysics
Appendix 1. Jain logic
Appendix 2. Cosmogony, cosmology, astronomy
Appendix 3. Sixty-three great persons, etc.
Appendix 4. 143 qualities, etc., of saintly souls
Appendix 5. The ancient Jaina sacred literature
Index.