Scientific Foundations Of Jainism

________________ THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF JAINISM Table 1.1 Different schools of Jains with their originator, timing and some differences. Schools Originator Time Comments (1) Digambara Bhadrabahu 300 B.C. Monks renounced clothes, temple-believers, no moksa for women. Taranapantha Taranswami18th century No temples. Reform movements Others Svetambara Banarsi Das 16th century Restraints no rituals (Todar Mal) (18th century, in temples. Sthulabhadra? 300 B.C. White-cotton clad monks, temple-believers, women can attain moksa. Lonka-Saha 15th century No temples, monks wear a mouth-mask. Bhikanji 18th century No temples and non assistance except to monks. Reform (Sthanakvasi movements Terapantha 1.3 AXIOMATIC APPROACH Every spiritual path starts from some form of conviction or belief; it is argued in this book that the convictions of the Jains may be described by four basic axioms from which the whole path can be understood. These try to answer questions such as "Why are we imperfect?" and "What should we do about it?" If we were all immortal, perfect and eternally happy with fulfillment of every desire, there would be no place for any form of spiritual path. wever, in reality, one goes through various ups and downs of life with pleasure and pain as the main themes of existence. Further, one comes across all types of living entities who react differently to these various pressures. Why are there these differences? Why is one born handicapped? Why are there good people and bad? Is there anyone who could be “perfect”? Are death, decay and disease inevitable? Why are there different forms of life? The four axioms constructed here attempt to answer these questions from the Jain standpoint and they are as folows:

SR No.	022772
Book Title	Scientific Foundations Of Jainism
Original Sutra Author	N/A
Author	K V Mardia
Publisher	Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt Ltd
Publication Year	1990
Total Pages	146
Language	English
Classification	Book_English
File Size	16 MB

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