Studies in Jaina history and culture : disputes and dialogues /
The last ten years have seen interest in Jainism increasing, with this previously little-known Indian religion assuming a significant place in religious studies. Studies in Jaina History and Culture breaks new ground by investigating the doctrinal differences and debates amongst the Jains rather tha...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2006.
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| Series: | Routledge advances in Jaina studies ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The last ten years have seen interest in Jainism increasing, with this previously little-known Indian religion assuming a significant place in religious studies. Studies in Jaina History and Culture breaks new ground by investigating the doctrinal differences and debates amongst the Jains rather than presenting Jainism as a seamless whole whose doctrinal core has remained virtually unchanged throughout its long history. The focus of the book is the discourse concerning orthodoxy and heresy in the Jaina tradition, the question of omniscience and Jaina logic, role models for w. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134235520 1134235526 9781134235476 113423547X 9781134235513 1134235518 9780415502146 0415502144 0203008537 9780203008539 |