The Jains

by Dundas; Paul

• ISBN13: 9780415266062
• ISBN10: 0415266068
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-08-23
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Indian religion of Jainism, whose central tenet involves non-violence to all creatures, is one of the world's oldest and least-understood faiths. Dundas looks at Jainism in its social and doctrinal context, its history, sects, scriptures and ritual, and describes how the Jains have, over two and a half thousand years, defined themselves as a unique religious community. This revised and expanded edition takes account of new research into Jainism.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. xi
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xiii
A Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation	p. xiv
Introduction	p. 1
The Fordmakers	p. 12
The Digambaras and the Śvetāmbaras	p. 45
Scriptures	p. 60
Doctrine	p. 86
History: from Early Times to the Late Medieval Period	p. 112
The Ascetic	p. 150
The Lay Person	p. 187
Jain Relativism and Attitudes Towards Hinduism and Buddhism	p. 227
Recent Developments	p. 245
Glossary	p. 277
Notes	p. 281
Sources in Sanskrit and Prākrit	p. 307
Bibliography of Secondary Sources	p. 311
Index	p. 336
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