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Pravachanasara by Kundakunda contains the Essence of Divine Discourses or the Jaina Scriptures, which contain the teachings of Lord Mahavira—the last of the 24 Tirthankaras.
This volume discusses the fundamental concepts of Jainism, including the definition of dharma, the nature of the self, equanimity, the pure (shuddha), good (shubha) and evil (ashuba) conscious attentiveness, morality and spirituality, the issue of compassion, the concepts of svaymabhu ...
This work describes the essence of true religion. It consists of the indispensable rules which necessarily leads to the highest objective of human endeavour, i.e. salvation. These rules comprising of enlightened vision (samyak darshan), knowledge and conduct are rooted in our consciousness. The alignment of the three facets or faculties of our consciousness, viz. feeling or affective, cognitive or thinking, and volition, activity or conative ensures peace and ...
The Enlightened Vision of the Self: Svarupa Sambodhana of Bhatta Akalanka Deva, an original thinker and a brilliant logician, highlights the intrinsic or essential nature (Svarupa) of the self. It outlines the path to realize our “real self†by exhorting (sambodhana) man to establish himself in his natural state of peace and happiness. Based on a wide variety of Sources, the book discusses the fundamental question :Who Am I?†It examines how Buddhism and ...
This book examines the basic principles of Jain religion and philosophy and evaluates their relevance in the contemporary world. This volume traces the antiquity of Jainism from literary and archaeological sources. It discusses the principles of Jaina ethics and highlights the role of samyak-darshan (enlightened view) in life, anekant (jain relativism, which systhesizes dicergent views) in thought, syadvad ( faultless method of expression) in speech, ahimsa ...