Jainisme

This book is one of the first wide-ranging academic surveys of the major types and categories of Hindu contemplative praxis. It explores diverse spiritual and religious practices within the Hindu traditions and Indic hermeneutical perspectives to understand the intricate culture of meditative communion and contemplation, devotion, spiritual formation, prayer, ritual, and worship. The volume extends and expands the conceptual reach of the fields of Contemplative Studies and Hindu Studies.The chapters in the volume cover themes in Hindu contemplative experience from various texts and traditions including classical S¿¿khya and Patañjali Yoga, the Bh¿gavata Pur¿¿a, the role of S¿dhana in Advaita Ved¿nta, ¿r¿vidy¿ and the ¿r¿cakra, the body in Tantra, the semiotics and illocution of Gaü¿ya Vai¿¿ava s¿dhana, mantra in M¿m¿¿s¿, Vai¿¿ava liturgy, as well as cross-cultural reflections and interreligious comparative contemplative praxis. The volume presents indigenous vocabulary and frameworks to examine categories and concerns particular to the Hindu contemplative traditions. It traces patterns that cut across Hindu traditions and systems and discusses contrasting methods of different theological/philosophical schools evincing a strong plurality in Hindu religious thought and practice. The volume provides intra-religious comparisons that reveal internal complexity, nuances, and a variety of contemplative states and transformative practices that exist under the rubric of Hindu practices of interiority and reflection.With key insights on forms and functions of the contemplative experience along with their theologies and philosophies, the volume suggests new hermeneutical directions that will advance the field of contemplative studies. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of religious and theological studies, contemplative studies, Hindu studies, consciousness studies, yoga studies, Indian philosophy and religion, sociology of religion, philosophy of religion, comparative religion, and South Asian studies, as well as general readers interested in the topic.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization.Jaina Sutras, Part 2 (1895) translated by Hermann Jacobi, is volume XLV of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book in two parts, focuses on Jainism and is considered one of the most important in the Jainism doctrine. This text contains the Uttarâdhyayana Sûtra and The Sûtrakritâ¿ga Sûtra, and is a fascinating read for those interested in Jainism.

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization.Jaina Sutras, Part 1 (1884), translated by Hermann Jacobi, is volume XXII of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book, in two parts, focuses on Jainism. Passed on through oral tradition, this text contains the teachings of Jain leader Mahavira, specifically the Acharanga and Kalpa sutras, the foundation of Jainism. This is a fascinating addition to the personal library of those interested in Jainism and ancient religions.

This book is an analysis of the philosophical chapters of the Tattv¿rth¿dhigama (TA), a foundational text for the Jaina tradition and the first text that presented the Jaina worldview in a clear and systematic way. The book also includes the first English translation of its oldest commentary, the Tattv¿rth¿dhigamabh¿¿ya (TABh).Focusing on the philosophical sections of the TA and TABh, which deviate from the traditional views and introduce several new concepts for the Jaina tradition, the analysis suggests that the TA and the TABh were written by different authors, and that both texts contain several historical layers. The texts reflect aspects of the concurrent intellectual movements, and the textual analysis includes comparisons with the views of other schools, such as the Ny¿ya and Vai¿e¿ika traditions, and offers an in-depth analysis of the philosophical content of these works. The appendix contains an English translation from the original Sanskrit text of the TA and provides the first English translation of the commentary on these passages from the TABh.Situating the text in the wider history of Indian philosophy, the book offers a better understanding of the role of the Jainas in the history of Indian thought. It will be of interest to those studying Indian philosophy, Indian thought and Asian religions.

This volume is one of the first wide-ranging academic surveys of the major types and categories of Jain praxis. It covers a breadth of scholarly viewpoints that reflect both the variegation in terms of spiritual practices within the Jain traditions as well as the Jain hermeneutical perspectives, which are employed in understanding its rich diversity.The volume illustrates a complex and nuanced understanding of the multifaceted category of Jain religious thought and practice. It offers a rare intrareligious dialogue within Jain traditions and at the same time, significantly broadens and enriches the field of Contemplative Studies to include an ancient, ascetic, non-theistic tradition. Meditation, yoga, ritual, prayer are common to all Indic spiritual traditions. By investigating these diverse, yet overlapping, categories one might obtain a sophisticated understanding of religious traditions that originally emerged in South Asia. Essays in this book demonstrate how these forms of praxis in Jainism, and the philosophies that anchor those practices, are interrelated, and when brought into dialogue, help to foster new tools for understanding a complex and variegated tradition such as Jain Dharma.This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of religious and theological studies, contemplative studies, Jain studies, Hindu studies, consciousness studies, Yoga studies, Indian philosophy and religion, sociology of religion, philosophy of religion, comparative religion, and South Asian studies, as well as general readers interested in the topic.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Theologie - Hinduismus, Note: 1,3, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Orient- und Asienwissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit einem Vergleich zweier Religionen Indiens, dem Hinduismus, welchem 80,5 Prozent der Bevölkerung angehören und dem Jainismus, welcher mit 0,4 Prozent zwar einen sehr kleinen, für die Religionsgeschichte dennoch bedeutenden Teil darstellt, da die Jaina Gemeinde zu den reichsten in Indien gehört und dementsprechend viel in die Jaina Architektur investiert. Ich beschäftige mich in meiner Arbeit weniger mit den kosmologischen Grundlagen, als mit den praktischen Verehrungsritualen der puja, nachdem ich einen kurzen Überblick über die Objekte gebe, welche von den beiden Religionen verehrt werden. Für den Außenstehenden wirken manche religiöse Rituale der Vertreter der beiden Religionen zunächst gleich. Gibt es einen Unterschied zwischen den angebeteten Bildnissen und in welcher Form werden diese verehrt, welche geistige Haltung und Ziele stehen dahinter? Welcher Religion steht das Recht zu, das Verehrungsritual der puja für sich beanspruchen zu können oder ist es womöglich eine gemeinsame Tradition? Neben dem vermeintlich bekannten Hinduismus ist der Jainismus für die meisten relativ unbekannt und wird möglicherweise vernachlässigt, doch mit zunehmender Beschäftigung ermöglicht er eine äußerst interessante Vergleichsmöglichkeit zum Hinduismus und eröffnet einem die Fülle der hinduistischen Philosophie.

Ratified by the Parliament of the World's Religions in 1993 and expanded in 2018, "Towards a Global Ethic (An Initial Declaration)," or the Global Ethic, expresses the minimal set of principles shared by people-religious or not. Though it is a secular document, the Global Ethic emerged after months of collaborative, interreligious dialogue dedicated to identifying a common ethical framework. This volume tests and contests the claim that the Global Ethic's ethical directives can be found in the world's religious, spiritual, and cultural traditions.The book features essays by scholars of religion who grapple with the practical implications of the Global Ethic's directives when applied to issues like women's rights, displaced peoples, income and wealth inequality, India's caste system, and more. The scholars explore their respective religious traditions' ethical response to one or more of these issues and compares them to the ethical response elaborated by the Global Ethic. The traditions included are Hinduism, Engaged Buddhism, Shi'i Islam, Sunni Islam, Confucianism, Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, Indigenous African Religions, and Human Rights. To highlight the complexities within traditions, most essays are followed by a brief response by an expert in the same tradition.Multi-Religious Perspectives on a Global Ethic is of special interest to advanced students and scholars whose work focuses on the religious traditions listed above, on comparative religion, religious ethics, comparative ethics, and common morality.