Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, Volume X : Jain Philosophy, Part I
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Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8120831691, 9788120831698
Length
xvi+828p., Glossary; Index; 25cm.
Subjects
The philosophy of Jainism is the subject of a large body of literature, but a great deal of it consists of standard summary reviews that are not sufficiently accurate to bring out the uniqueness of Jain thought. The core thesis of Jain Philosophy is that of anekantavada, often rendered as "many-sidedness" for example. Such a rendering by itself fails to get to the unique contribution of the Jain positions, which is just that every serious account of the ...
