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Kristi L. Wiley, Ana Bajželj, Christoph Emmrich, Steven M. Vose - Historical Dictionary of Jainism, Inbunden

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Historical Dictionary of Jainism

Av Kristi L. Wiley, Ana Bajželj, Christoph Emmrich, Steven M. Vose

Del i serien Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series

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Jains are followers of the teachings of the Jinas (“Spiritual Victors”) or Tirthankaras (“Fordmakers”), human beings who have attained enlightenment through their own efforts and who have taught the truths they realized to others. At the core of these teachings are nonviolence and compassion toward all living beings, which have remained the guiding principles of Jain ethics to this day. Historical Dictionary of Jainism includes information on the main sectarian traditions of Jainism, the Shvetambaras and Digambaras, from early history to the present time. There is also information on various reform movements within these two traditions, including the Sthanakavasis, the Shvetambara and Digambara Terapanthis, and the followers of Taran Svami, Shrimad Rajachandra, and Kanji Svami. It contains an updated chronology, a revised introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section contains over 600 cross-referenced entries, with 175 revised entries and 140 new entries, including biographies of historical and contemporary bhattarakas, and influential merchants and lay leaders. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Jainism or the study of nonviolence.
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Kristi L. Wiley is retired from the University of California, Berkeley, USA where she had taught Sanskrit and South Asian religions in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies. She is the author of the first edition of the Historical Dictionary of Jainism and articles on various aspects of Jainism related to karma theory. She is a co-editor of Brill’s Encyclopedia of Jainism (2020), along with John E. Cort, Paul Dundas, and Knut A. Jacobsen.Ana Bajželj is Associate Professor and Shrimad Rajchandra Endowed Chair in Jain Studies in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of California, USA. Her research focuses on Jain philosophy, particularly metaphysics, ethics, and philosophy of mind. She is the author of The Nature of Change in Jaina Philosophy (2016, in Slovenian) and the co-author of Insistent Life: Principles for Bioethics in the Jain Tradition (2021).Christoph Emmrich is Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada, where he teaches Buddhist and Jain Studies. His work on Jainism has focused on the literary, ritual, and institutional history of the Jains in the Tamil-speaking region and on time and timing in the Agamic literature.Steven M. Vose is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Colorado-Denver, USA where he holds the Bhagwan Suparshvanatha Endowed Chair in Jain Studies. His research examines western Indian Jain communities from the 10th century to the present, focusing on community formation, ritual performance, material culture, intellectual practices, and interactions with political powers. He is currently researching transnational Jain communities from the 19th century to the present.

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