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Contents
Abbreviations Preface 1 Introduction by Jagdish Prasad Jain
Kundakunda and His Works 1/Two Recensions of Pravachanasara 2/ Additional Verses in Jayasena's Recension 3/Problems in Translation of Old Scriptures 9/Significant Concepts in Pravachanasara: An Appraisal 10/The Concept of Equanamity (Samya) 11/Transcendental Nature of the Soul 151 Characteristics of Equanamity 16/Definition of Dharma 18/Nature of Dharista 19/Nature of the Self or Soul 20/ Parinamika Bhava 22/ Jiva Nikaya 24/ Bhava and Dravya-pranas 26/Pure Nature of the Soul 29/Jayasena's Faulty Explanation of Pure 31/Upayoga 351 Chetana and Upayoga are not the Same 37/Three Kinds of Upayoga 39/ Evolvent Nature of the Soul 44/Importance of Upayoga compared with Mindfulness in Buddhism 46/The Issue of Shuddha, Shubha and Ashubha Upayoga 47/Mistaken View of Kanjipanthi in Equating Shubha and Ashubha 48/ Shubha is preferable to Ashubha 54 /Shuddha and Shubha Upayoga 62/ Shuddha, Shubha and Ashubha in Other Works of Kundakunda 64/ Shubha and Ashuba in Panchastikayasara 691 Shubha and Ashuba in Other Jain Texts 71/Dual Role of Shubha 80/ Mokshamarg Prakashak 81/Morality and Spirituality 851 Overall Appraisal of Shubha 86/Dual Role of Shubha 88/Misperceptions and Distortions of Kanjipanthi regarding Shubha Punya 90 /The
