Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series
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Shravakachara or the ideal conduct of layperson is considered a marked feature of Jain literature over the centuries. The Ratnakarandaka Shravakachara, ‘Manual for the behaviour of laymen which is a jewel casket’ by the southern Jain monk Samantabhadra is considered the earliest Digambara shravakachara. In 150 verses, the author presents an outline of the ideal Jain lay conduct relating o the three jewels of right view, right knowledge and right ...
Jainism, one of the oldest faiths in the world dated many thousands of years ago to the Indus Valley Civilisation. Along with Hinduism and Buddhism, Jainism is one of the three ancient Indian religious traditions.
Jainism is a unique religion with its own philosophy, mythology, ethics and rituals. It has significantly preserved its personal religious identity, containing its own deities, scriptures and preceptors. Jainism has its own temples, places of worship ...
In spite of its crucial position as the link between the classical Indian literatures of Sanskrit and Prakrit, and the early modern vernacualar litertures of North India (from Braj Bhasa, Gujarati, Bengali, Hindi…), Apabhramsa language and literature remains probably one of the most understudied fields of Indology and Indian studies. The Paumacariu of the Jaina poet Svayambhudeva, narrating the Jaina version of the story of the Ramayana, is the ...
