Jaina Tradition in Indian Thought

About the Book The richness of Indian culture is chiefly the result of its three ancient systems of religion and philosophy namely the Vedic, the Jain and the Buddhist. Anyone who ignores the study of any of these gets a very incomplete picture of the history and social life of this country and he fails to grasp the essential features of Aryan thought through all its phases of development.

The Jains claim a great antiquity for their religion. Jainism, as a system of thought, is dualistic. The attitude of Jainism towards other systems of thought is regulated by its Logic of Anekant. The Jains have always taken their due share in the development of art and culture in the country. They have played a very important part in the linguistic and literary development as well.

Jainism has been neglected as a field of study until recent times. Jain Tradition in Indian Thought covers the vaculty to some extent. This collection of essays on Jaina studies is classified in five chapters namely the Heritage, the History, Language and Literature, Philosophy and Contribution of Jainism to Indian Culture. Dr. Hiralal Jain has clarified the tradition and principles of Jainism and has underlined the very concept of Indian spirituality as universally valid heritage of the Indian people at large. He has pushed the known boundaries of knowledge forward hitherto unknown regions and did that in various ways.

About the Author Dr. Dharamchand Jain has been professor of Modern Indian Literature and scholar of language for a long period. During his academic career spanning some thirty five years he has focussed his interest on the religious, philosophic and literary achievements of the Jains and Ancient Indian History and culture in close association of late Dr. Hiralal Jain. His earliest noticed work was the abridged vernacular translation of "Jainism Through Ages" an important work of Dr. H.L. Jain It was published under the title Lit4-40 by B.J.M., Mumbai in 1976. During the Birth centenary year of Dr. Hiralal Jain, his unpublished work and numerous published articles and research papers were collected and edited by Dr. Dharamchand Jain and prepared thirteen Mss. for publication.

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