Author: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
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Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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The Life of Lord Shri Mahavira as Represented in the Kalpasutra Paintings
Author: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab
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Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Publisher:
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Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Life Force
Author: Michael Tobias
Publisher: Jain Publishing Company
ISBN: 0875730809
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Outside India, little is known of Jainism, one of the oldest religions in the world; a gentle faith whose ancient precepts have always nurtured an ecological way of life, and which numbers today nearly ten million adherents. At the root of Jainism's compassionate philosophy is the practice of ahimsa, meaning non-violence, an approach to the world that greatly influenced Mahatma Gandhi. Today, with the earth's environment and everyone of its species under constant siege, Jainism has more of a role to play than ever before. In this accessible and thought-provoking portrait of a religion, the Jain antidotes to human violence and environmental abuse come elegantly and persuasively to light.
Publisher: Jain Publishing Company
ISBN: 0875730809
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Outside India, little is known of Jainism, one of the oldest religions in the world; a gentle faith whose ancient precepts have always nurtured an ecological way of life, and which numbers today nearly ten million adherents. At the root of Jainism's compassionate philosophy is the practice of ahimsa, meaning non-violence, an approach to the world that greatly influenced Mahatma Gandhi. Today, with the earth's environment and everyone of its species under constant siege, Jainism has more of a role to play than ever before. In this accessible and thought-provoking portrait of a religion, the Jain antidotes to human violence and environmental abuse come elegantly and persuasively to light.
Jains in the World
Author: John E. Cort
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198030379
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"There is no doubt that the wealth of new data and ideas offered in this exquisite book provides the deepest insights yet into the contemporary religious world of Jain laity. It will serve for some time as a paradigmatic monograph for future empirical studies of Jain religious life." --Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies "Jains in the World is a significant and welcome ethnography of contemporary Jains in western India by the most prominent scholar of Jainism in North America. This book is a must for scholars of South Asian religions and will provide scholars of Hindu traditions fine grounding both in a central dialectic of Jain thought and in contemporary Jain praxis." --International Journal of Hindu Studies "A valuable addition to the literature on Jainism as a living faith. Since it has the additional merits of being clearly written, attractively illustrated, and free of unnecessary theoretical baggage, it should serve as a good introduction to this tradition for college students." --Journal of the American Oriental Society "A must-read for understanding, by and large, the ritual world of the Jains. He has succeeded in proving that the concept of well-being is as central to the Jains' moral universe as their more entrenched pursuit of the goal of liberation of soul from karmic bondage."--History of Religions "An essential read for students and scholars of Jainism. . . . it identifies and defines a realm of value in Jainism strongly alluded to by recent scholarship, but which, until now, had not been explicitly stated. For this reason Jains in the World will doubtless prove to be a fundamental turning point in the development of Jaina studies."-- The Journal of Religion This book presents a detailed fieldwork-based study of the ancient Indian religion of Jainism. Drawing on field research in northern Gujarat and on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and Prakrit and modern vernacular Jain religious literature, John Cort provides a rounded portrait of the religion as it is practiced today.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198030379
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"There is no doubt that the wealth of new data and ideas offered in this exquisite book provides the deepest insights yet into the contemporary religious world of Jain laity. It will serve for some time as a paradigmatic monograph for future empirical studies of Jain religious life." --Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies "Jains in the World is a significant and welcome ethnography of contemporary Jains in western India by the most prominent scholar of Jainism in North America. This book is a must for scholars of South Asian religions and will provide scholars of Hindu traditions fine grounding both in a central dialectic of Jain thought and in contemporary Jain praxis." --International Journal of Hindu Studies "A valuable addition to the literature on Jainism as a living faith. Since it has the additional merits of being clearly written, attractively illustrated, and free of unnecessary theoretical baggage, it should serve as a good introduction to this tradition for college students." --Journal of the American Oriental Society "A must-read for understanding, by and large, the ritual world of the Jains. He has succeeded in proving that the concept of well-being is as central to the Jains' moral universe as their more entrenched pursuit of the goal of liberation of soul from karmic bondage."--History of Religions "An essential read for students and scholars of Jainism. . . . it identifies and defines a realm of value in Jainism strongly alluded to by recent scholarship, but which, until now, had not been explicitly stated. For this reason Jains in the World will doubtless prove to be a fundamental turning point in the development of Jaina studies."-- The Journal of Religion This book presents a detailed fieldwork-based study of the ancient Indian religion of Jainism. Drawing on field research in northern Gujarat and on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and Prakrit and modern vernacular Jain religious literature, John Cort provides a rounded portrait of the religion as it is practiced today.
BEPI
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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425 years Bavarian State Library : exhibition, Munich 18 August-1 October 1983
Author: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Publisher: Wiesbaden : L. Reichert
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Publisher: Wiesbaden : L. Reichert
ISBN:
Category : Atlases
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books, 1986 to 1987
Author: British Library
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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International Books in Print
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1140
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Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1140
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Bibliographic Guide to Art and Architecture
Author: New York Public Library. Art and Architecture Division
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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National Union Catalog
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Publisher:
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
A Brief History of Indian Painting
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Publisher: Krishna Prakashan Media
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher: Krishna Prakashan Media
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description