Essence of Jainism

Author(s): Sukhlal Sanghavi
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Page --51-a Religion teaching abstention, 51-Classification of Religions, 51-Anātmavāda, 52-Pravartaka Dharma, 52Nivartaka dharma, 53-55--Its Influence and Development, 55 -56 - Its beliefs and thoughts, 57–Nirgrantha Cults, 57-59 - Ideals of Jain tradition, 60-62- Purpose of Culture, 62-63 - Abstention and Activity, 63 - Activity leading to Abstention, 64-64-What Culture indicates, 64-65.
Chapter 5 - Jaina Philosopby
..66 to 79 Origin of birth of Philosophy, 66-67-Philosophical questions, 67-68 - Brief classification of Answers, 68-69 - Nature of Jaina stream of Thought, 69-71 - Eastern and Western Philosophy, A comparison, 71-72 -Oneness of basic questions on life, 72 --research, 73–74 - The Jain process, 73-74-Some detailed
comparison, 74-79. Chapter 6-Stages of Spiritual Development
..80 to 88 Three stages of Ātmā, 80-82 - Fourteen Gunstbānas, 82-84-- Alternative stages of Development laid down, 86-The first type of eight visions, 86-87–The second type, 87–88.
Chapter 7- Non-Violence
..89 to 107 Narration of non-violence in the Āgamas, 89-91-Opposition against Vedic Violence. 91-Reasons of opposition between Jains and Bauddhas, 91-92 - Violence of the non-violent type, 92-94 --Stages of the Jaina discussion, 94--Jainas and Mimam. şakas, 94-95--Development of the spirit of Non-violence, 95 --Compassion of Neminātba, 95--Pārsvanātha's Protest, 96-- Mahavira's non-violence, 96-97--Other propagators, 97-98 non-violence and nun-hurt, 98--Asoka, Samprati and Khārvel, 97-98--Kumārapala and Akbar, 100-. Proof of spread of nonviolence, 100--Service to humanity, 101-102--Prohibitive and Prespriptive Forms of Amari, 102-103--Anticipation of death and non-violence, 104-105--When is end of body, a suicide, 105-106--Non-violence but spiritual heroism, 106-107--Suicide in Buddhism, 107.