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

Edward Said's book Orientalism stands in a long lineage of critique of European scholarship responsible for shaping European understandings of foreign cultures. His book contributed significantly to the debate about the epistemological presuppositions informing European scholars of other cultures. However, while Said exposed in considerable detail the ways in which the Orient was distorted by the theories of the European academy, he left unexamined the possibility of genuine cross-cultural understanding. This article considers the significance of hermeneutics for cross-cultural rather than (...) historical understanding. It explores the implicit claim Gadamer makes for the universal validity of hermeneutics not only for understanding in history, but for a genuine intellectual rapprochement across geographical and cultural lines as well. S. Afr. J. Philos. Vol.21(4) 2002: 330-344. (shrink)

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

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.

In this paper I examine two controversialissues that occurred in two different centuriesbut that are inextricably linked with eachother – the 1835 murder committed by a Frenchpeasant, Pierre Riviere and documented byMichel Foucault and the 1990's debate regardingthe controversial methods of FacilitatedCommunication used with students labeledautistic in the United States. In this paper Iargue that both controversies foreground thecrisis of the humanist subject. In other words,I argue that both controversies are generatedby a seemingly simple question: Are personsidentified as mentally disabledcapable/incapable (...) of representing themselves?In response to this question, I will use amaterialist analysis to explore theimplications that the poststructuralistdepiction of the humanist subject as a fictionholds for both the Riviere case and theFacilitated Communication debate. (shrink)

Research papers on knowledge and theory in Jaina philosophy.

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

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

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.

Study on the fundamentals of Vaiśeṣika school in six systems of Hindu philosophy.

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

Scientific investigation of Jain philosophical thought.

Published on the birth centenary of the author.

Published on the birth centenary of the author.

Comprehensive work on fundamentals of Jaina philosophy.

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

Contributed articles on various aspects of Jainism.

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

Interpretation of Tattvārthasūtra, work on Jaina doctrines and philosophy by Umāsvāti, 2nd century author.

Comparative study of Buddhist and Jaina logic.

On Indic philosophy; with special reference of Jaina philosophy.

Study on concept of perfection (guṇa) in the schools of Indic philosophy.

These papers were presented at a panel, organized by us and chaired by Liz Wilson, on ‘Women’s Leadership and Monastic Organizations in Therav?da Buddhist Traditions’, at the 2008 American Academy of Religion meeting, Chicago. Here, we bring together articles that examine the roots of the teachings on nuns in P?li literature with others which investigate issues relating to contemporary Therav?da nuns, as well as an analysis of relevant debates in ancient China. The objective of these papers is to contribute to (...) discussion of the multiple ways in which professionally celibate women are represented, organized and empowered in the textual and contemporary traditions of P?li and Therav?da Buddhism, to study how representations of female monasticism are related to organizational structures of leadership and agency, and explore how debates over the need for ‘dual ordination’ have occurred in traditions other than the Therav?da. (shrink)