Jinamanjari 1999 04 No 19

SR No.: 524019
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication
Publication Year: 1999
Total Pages: 88
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, Canada_Jinamanjari, & Canada
File Size: 5 MB

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structurally organized traditions that originated in the Indian subcontinent. The blissful happiness of mokṣa in Jainism is pivoted on the lives of all living beings and their individual path as envisaged by precepts of ahimsa, truth, karma, conduct and ethics. This theme was furthermore rejuvanated by Lord Parsva in ca.800 B.C.E. and by Lord Mahāvīra in ca. 600 B.C.E. In the later period Lord Buddha, a contemporary of Mahāvīra, set on the same goal sought the end to the misery of samsāra.
The first chapter deals with the to be liberated soul and its surrounding matter. It follows a chapter on the path and process for liberation. The third chapter deals with metaphysico-ethical and spiritual discussion, followed by a chapter which completely deals with the Jaina doctrine of karma and its mechanism. Chapter five: Jaina Logic presents syādvāda doctrine supported by saptabhngi (sevenfold judgement) and naya (standpoint). The final chapter underlines the very nature of Jaina secular philosophical approach quoting and enumerating ancient texts and saint scholars - Haribhadra, Hemacandra, Yasovijaya and Jayasekharasuri.
For students of religion or for ordinary folks, this book is very helpful for it presents a comprehensive Jaina philosophy very authoritatively. This could have its title as Basics of Jaina Philosophy. - Ashij J. Kumar, a Graduate student in the Department of Environmental Sciences at University of Toronto, Canada.
Acārānga: Restoration of Śrutaskandha Chapter One. Editor. Dr. K.R. Chandra. Ahmedabad, Prakrit Jain Vidhya Vikas Fund, 1998.
The Acaranga, first canonical text of the Jainas, has been examined and discussed by Dr. K.R. Chandra, Professor Emeritus of Prakrit, as to its language and character. Conceptualizing and applying the principles of restoration of the original language of ancient Ardhamāgadhi, Chandra has produced this work on the basis of available archaic readings from the manuscripts. Substantiated by evidence, he has produced a glimpse of some phonological and morphological features of the text.
The work is indeed an important contribution to the study of phonology, morphology and orthography of Prakrit language. - Ashij J. Kumar, a Graduate student in the Department of Environmental Sciences at University of Toronto, Canada.
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