ISJS Transactions 2018 07 To 09 Vol 02 No 03

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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PUBLISHED BY Dr. Shugan Chand Jain for International School for Jain Studies, D-28, Panchsheel Enclave, New Delhi - 110 017. Email: issis.india@gmail.com
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From the Desk of Chief Editor
It is my pleasure to present this third issue of the 2nd volume of “ISJS-Transactions". There are five papers in the issue - all written by participants of 6-Week Jain studies program (ISSJS.2018-6W) organised by International School for Jain Studies, New Delhi. These papers formed a part of their study program.
The first paper by Dr. Elisa Eastwood Pulido is on The Practice of Jain Women and Instruction of Religious Principles in Domestic Households. The paper is based on some personal interviews of Jain laywomen conducted by her. During the interview Dr. Elisa raised number of issues to the interviewees about Jain way of life. These interviews form the basis of her research to present the current social status of female Jain householders.
The second paper by Dr. John Thomas Mobley is on Ahimsä: A World-Wide Practice for the Modern Age. To prove how ahirsā is still relevant today, the author includes an overview (theory and practice) of ahimsic philosophy in Jainism and the four major religious traditions of the world (Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism).
The third paper by Atmarpit Devang is on The Three Jewels. The author highlighted the importance of samyak-darśana while discussing the samyak-darśana, samyak-snāna and samyak-cāritra in the path of attaining Liberation. The author further discusses the role of satsanga (spiritual gathering) and the sadguru (awakened master) in the path.
The fourth paper by Atmarpit Shraddha is on The Celebration of the Soul: An Analysis of Dašalaksana Dharma with special reference to Uttama Ksamā. The paper begins with importance of the festivals in our life followed by highlighting the importance of Supreme Forbearance in the path of spiritual purification. The author tries to emphasize to correlate appreciation -pramoda bhāva, acceptance- sama bhāva, adaption-anekāntavāda), alertnessjāgrti and adorableness- maitrī bhāva as the tools for practice of forbearance.
The last paper by Ms. Neha Patel is on 'Are Aparigraha and Meditation mutually exclusive or inclusive in the path of self-realisation?" This paper discusses the basic concepts of aparigraha, meditation and self-realization. The paper starts with an overview of aparigraha and meditation in different schools of philosophy followed by analysis of their relevance. She also put forth viewpoints of her Guru Shri Rakeshbhai and Shrimad Rajchandra. She lays out the model of aparigraha for self-realisation as a tool and how mediation can be woven into it to practice and experience it.
This icona is the auteama of the initiative of our Chairman Dr Chontain Shrinatra