Aspects of Jainism

Academic work on the Jain religion in India.

A concise and original academic work addressing the origins of the Jain tradition, drawing on literary and archaeological sources. It reveals the basic principles and elements of Jainism and explains its key doctrines. Here the principles of Jain ethics are explained, the history of Jainism in different regions of India is told, and the importance of the contribution of Jainism to Indian culture is emphasized. Dr. Sangave adds to the main text a glossary of the most used philosophical and technical terms in Jainism, as well as a selected bibliography of English-language studies devoted to Jain doctrine and culture. We hope that the book will be useful both to scholars and to all those who wish to understand correctly and properly the various aspects of Jainism.