A study of the philosophy of Jainism

by Deepa Baruah | 2017 | 46,858 words

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Summary: Among the heterodox systems of Indian philosophy, Jainism is regarded as one of the oldest religions in India having its own metaphysics, philosophy and ethics. It has discussed all the important topics of Indian philosophy. The salient features of Jaina philosophy include its realistic classification of being and its theory of knowledge, with its famous doctrines of syādvāda, anekāntavāda and nayavāda.

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Acknowledgement

List of abbreviations

+ Chapter I - Introduction

. Chapter I.a - Historical background of Jainism

. Chapter I.b - Meaning of the term Tīrthaṅkara

. Chapter I.c - The lives of the Tīrthaṅkaras

. Chapter I.d - Two sects of Jainism (Śvetāmbara and Digambara)

. Chapter I.e - Religious and philosophical literature of the Jainas

. Chapter I.f - Time of Prabhācandra (Jaina philosopher)

. Chapter I.g - A brief description of Prameyakamalamārtaṇḍa

. Chapter I.h - Scope and importance of the study

+ Chapter II - Jaina theory of Knowledge

. Chapter II.a - Prabhācandra’s refutation of different views about knowledge

. Chapter II.b - Pramāṇas (means of knowledge)

. Chapter II.c - Classification of Pramāṇa

. Chapter II.d - Khyātivādas and their refutation

. Chapter II.e - The doctrine of Anekāntavāda (the theory of manifoldness)

. Chapter II.f - The doctrine of Nayavāda (doctrine of standpoints)

. Chapter II.g - The doctrine of Syādvāda (doctrine of conditional predications)

+ Chapter III - Categories

. Chapter III.a - The Nature Of Substance (Dravya)

. Chapter III.b - Prabhāchandra’s refutation of Buddhists view

. Chapter III.c - Concept of relation (sambandha)

. Chapter III.d - Division of jaina categories or substances

. Chapter III.e - The concept of matter or Pudgala

. Chapter III.f - Prabhācandra’s view regarding matter

+ Chapter IV - The concept of Self

. Chapter IV.a - The nature of the Self (Jīva) in Jaina philosophy

. Chapter IV.b - Two bodies of the Self (subtle and gross)

. Chapter IV.c - The Paryāyas (modifications) of the Self

. Chapter IV.d - The classifications of the Jīva

. Chapter IV.e - Prabhāchandra’s refutation of Buddhist theory of not-Self

. Chapter IV.f - Size of the Self or Jīva

. Chapter IV.g - Number of the Selves or Jīvas

+ Chapter V - Bondage and Liberation

. Chapter V.a - Bondage (bandha) and its causes

. Chapter V.b - Jaina theory of Karman

. Chapter V.c - Prabhācandra’s refutation of Bauddha and Sāṃkhya view of Karman

. Chapter V.d - Nature of liberation (mokṣa)

. Chapter V.e - Prabhācandra’s view about omniscience (kevala-jñāna)

. Chapter V.f - Means of liberation (the three jewels)

Chapter VI - Conclusion

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