This paper investigates mathematical ideas found in a Jaina non-mathematical text, by which I mean a work not dedicated to mathematics as a separate scholarly discipline. The Aṇuogaddārāiṃ, a Prakrit text from the Śvetāmbara Āgamas, explains the methods a Jaina monk should use in investigating a scriptural text. This work shows a remarkable ability to deal with numerical concepts and quantitative descriptions of all kinds. I shall often compare its mathematical content with texts from different Sanskrit bodies of (...) knowledge. This paper demonstrates that the Aṇuogaddārāiṃ, as well as presenting a wealth of mathematical information, expounds a Jaina theory of numbers that has been so far disregarded by historiography. In order to understand this formulation, I shall propose an analytical-interpretative model to then improve the English translation by Hanaki 1970. In Jainism, the knowledge of the true nature of the universe was a requisite to progressing towards a full awareness of the human condition and hence towards the path of liberation. Numerical data and detailed calculations provide minute descriptions of the universe and matters related to karma and liberation. I shall argue that the Aṇuogaddārāiṃ testifies that mathematics was a perfect, functional instrument for representing Jaina cosmological and soteriological models. (shrink)

In this essay, I argue that though symbolism performs many roles in different cultures, it has a uniquely moral one in Igbo land. That unique role which symbolism performs in the pristine communalistic Igbo society concerns the regulation of human freedoms and actions in order to maintain social order. But is this something that can be sustained in a modern Igbo society that is more individualistic than communalistic? This paper is of the view that through the proper maintenance of such (...) symbolism: social control between individuals and groups shall be more coordinated in the contemporary Igbo world; regulate and checkmate the Igbo moral consciousness of oneness; control some cultural maladjustment and bring more about social unity in Igbo land. Keywords: Symbol, Symbolism, Social Order, Igbo, Oji. (shrink)

Analytical study of Jaina philosophy and religion.

Study of Jaina logic with special reference to the relation of reason and action.

Comprehensive work on Jaina philosophy and doctrines.

Comparative study of the Jaina and Hindu ethics.

Research work on Jaina logic and epistemology.

On Jaina ethics and religious life with reference to Jaina canonical literature.

Study on the works of Ācārya Vidyāsāgara, contemporary Jaina saint and his contributions to Jaina religion and philosophy.

Research papers on knowledge and theory in Jaina philosophy.

On the contribution of Akalaṅkadeva, 8th cent, Jaina logician; reserach papers presented in national seminar.

It Is A 2 Volume Set. Volume I: Covers History, Archaeology And Jaina Architecture, Jain Tradition Of Indo-Aryan Lnguage And Literature And Jaina Religion And Its Tenets. Vol. Ii: Covers Jaina Thought In Modern Science, Shiaman Traditions And Commandrates Dr. Hira Lal Jain. Some Articles In English And Some In Hindi.

Study of different stages of spiritual attainment of Soul in Jaina philosophy.

Religious and philosophical contributions of Jaina mythological literature; a study.

Comparative study of ethics with reference to Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism.

Scientific investigation of Jain philosophical thought.

Comprehensive work on cultural history, religious significance, doctrines and philosophical aspects of Jainism.

Published on the birth centenary of the author.

Published on the birth centenary of the author.

Contributed articles on various aspects of Jainism.

Comprehensive work on fundamentals of Jaina philosophy.

Festschrift in honor of Bhūpendranātha Jaina, b. 1918; contributed research papers chiefly on Jainism and Jaina philosophy.

Social, cultural and contemporary study of Jainism and Jaina literature.

Comparative study of Buddhist and Jaina logic.

On Indic philosophy; with special reference of Jaina philosophy.

On Jaina theory of multiple facets of reality and truth.

With special reference to Jaina philosophy.

Classical work on Jaina philosophy; critical edition with Hindi translation.

On various aspects of Jaina philosophy and Jainism.

On the fundamentals of Jaina philosophy and logic.

Concept of Naya in Jaina logic and philosophy.

Jaina philosophy as reflected in the Pañcādhyāyī of Rājamalla, 16th cent.; a study.

Critical study of Svādvādamañjarī, verse work by Mallisena on Jaina philosophy.

Study of Prameyakamalamārttaṇḍa of Prabhācandra, work on the basic tenets of Jaina epistemology and logic.

On the life and contribution of Samantabhadrasvāmī to Jaina philosophy and epistemology.