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CONTENTS
Foreword Preface Publisher's Note
CHAPTER I
1-26
The Jaina Tradition : An Historical Review
Prolegomena - The origins of Jainism - The theory of Vedic origin ---- The Pre-Vedic Background: The Munis - The Impact of Prehistoric Munis - The Antiquity of the Jaina Tradition - The Age of Mahavira - Life of Mahāvīra - The Basic Features of Jainism - The Development of Jainism - Makkhali Gosāla and Ājīvikism - The Schisms - Formation of the Jaina Canon and the Councils - Growth of the Jaina Literature - Jaina Art
and Architecture - Résumé. CHAPTER II
27-53
54-84
The Doctrine of the Self
The Doctrine of Self in Brahmanism - the Upanişads - the Bhagavadgita -- the Samkhya-Yoga -- the Buddhist doctrine of Not-self - the doctrine of Self in Jainism - Not-self (ajiva) - existence of the self (ātman) -- classification of the selves - Self
consciousness and mind - the nature of the supreme self. CHAPTER III The Doctrine of Karma and Transmigration
Meaning of karma - development of the idea of karma - Doctrine of karma in Buddhism - rebirth in Buddhism -- pure and impure karma - Makkhali Gosāla on karma - how the karmic particles attract the self-classification of karmas - the technology of karma -- causes of karma -- Jaina theory of trans. migration - meaning of samsāra – process of transmigration -
four states of existence - Jaina way of transmigration. CHAPTER IV Jaina Doctrine of Liberation
- Causes of bondage (bandha) - Osrava and bandha - punya and păpa - way to liberation - right faith - kinds of samyagadarśana - right knowledge - kevalajñana - four types of
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