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JAIN JOURNAL : VOL-XLIX, NO. 1-IV JULY 2014-JUNE 2015
one one side Hinduism accepted Şaşabha and Buddha as incarnation of God while on the other side Jainism inculded Rama and Krşna in its list of their Šalākā Puruşas. A number of Hindu Gods and Goddesses were accepted as consorts of Tīrthařkaras such as Sarasvati, Kāli, Mahākāli, Cakresvari, Ambikā, Padmāvati and Siddhikā. The Need of Comparative-Religious Studies :
The moot point I intend to make is that different religious traditions of our great Indian culture have borrowed various concepts from one another and that is the duty of ours to study and highlight this mutual impact, which is the need of the hour and thus we can bridge the gulf, existing between different religious systems.
To see the mutual impact and to understand the basic unity among these various religions and their canonical works such as a Prakrit work Rșibhāsita (Isibhāsiyaim) and Pali works such as Dhammapada and thera-gāthā are most essential for the Indic studies, because Isibhāsiyaim has the basic teachings along with their philosophies of these three basic constituents of Indian culture i.e. Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism along with some minor sects of Šramaņic tradition. It has the basic teaching of two Jain thinkers, three Buddhist teachers as well as twenty two Upanișadic Rșis along with some other Rșis of minor Šramaņic and Vedic traditions. Thus the study of the Prākyt language is necessary for to understand the unity in diversity in Indian-culture along with its three constitutes. To understand early Jain as well as Buddhist canon and mutual impact in these traditions the knowledge of these basic languages i.e. Pāli, Prākst and Sanskrit languages and their early literature is essential. The study of mutual impact and unity in diversity between these three systems of Indic culture is the fundamental aim of this university.
The advancement in all the walks of life and knowledge could not sublimate our animal and selfish nature. The animal instinct lying within us is still forceful and is dominating our individual and social behavior and due to this our life is full of excitements, emotional dis
