Paul Dundas

The Jains (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Indian religion of Jainism, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040292129
• Artikelnr.: 72280767

Autorenporträt

Paul Dundas is senior lecturer in Sanskrit in the School of Asian Studies, University of Edinburgh, specialising in middle Indo-Aryan philology and the Jain religion. He is the author of The Sattasai and its Commentators

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The question of Jain identity Western views of the Jains 1 The
fordmakers 2 The Digambaras and the Svetåmbaras 3 Scriptures 4 Doctrine 5
History: from early times to the late medieval period 6 The ascetic 7 The
lay person 8 Jain relativism and attitudes towards Hinduism and Buddhism 9
Recent developments