Dear friends,
Jaya Jinendra
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAIN RELIGION in 11 Volumes (English)
Ed. by Chanchreek and Jain
2005 220 mm x 140 mm 4500 pp approx.
Hardcover Rs. 7000 for the set
Jainism is an ancient religion. It is the oldest living religion in the world.
Jainism did not spread widely beyond India like Buddhism, but the 20th century saw Jain diaspora settle all over the globe and today Jainism is a truly global religion with its followers and temples present in Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe and North America.
This set of 11 volumes is a highly systematic study of Jainism. The encyclopedia has been designed to thoroughly cover all aspects related to Jainism. Jain epistemology, ontology, history, social anthropology, doctrine, dogmas, philosophy, orthodoxy, art and architecture, contribution to Indian culture and traditions, are all covered in this book.
This work is a contemporary masterpiece. Each topic is comprehensively dealt with and presented in a lucid manner.
Volume 1 deals with the antiquity and historicity of Jainism. It traces the pre-Aryan Sramana history up to the modern day Jainism.
Volume 2 is a critical and descriptive anthology of the Jain scriptures.
Volume 3 studies the Jain way of worship and examines Jain rituals and fasts and explores the relationship between the aradhya (the Pancaparameshthi) and the aradhaka(devotee).
Volumes 4 & 5 are a discursive study of the Jain doctrine
Volume 6 is a sociological and historical study of Jainism, continued Jain presence in India, the land of its origin and the development of Jain thought
Volume 7 is a fascinating subaltern history of Jainism in the post-Mahavira era.
Volumes 8 & 9 focus on Jain art and architecture
Volume 10 includes scholarly articles on Jainism by those outside the tradition, mainly by occidental scholars like Walther Schubring, Buhler, Jacobi, Weber, etc.
Volume 11 is the biography of the 24 Jain Tirthankaras.
All in all, this is a tremendous work on Jainism, highly readable and very elegantly produced. A must-have for all those who wish to study Jainism. The language and style of the book is easy enough for the average individual reader to grasp easily.
This set should be a part of all libraries that carry books on religion and philosophy, including pathashalas and temple libraries.
|| parasparopagraho jīvānām ||
Manish
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