The Jain Tradition

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The Jain Tradition

• by Vasudha Narayanan

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Origins

• The Enlightened Teachers
• Mahavira

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Crystallization

• The Jain View of the Universe
• Space
• Time
• Physical Existence
• Categories of Reality
• Karma and Bondage
• Jain Symbolism

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Differentiation

• Two Scriptural Canons
• Two Views of Women
• Subsects
• Caste Divisions

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Practice

• The Five Principles (Mahavrata)
• Non-violence
• Truthfulness
• Non-stealing
• Sexual Purity
• Non-possession

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• Vows for Ascetics and Householders
• Sallekhana (Fasting unto Death)
• Devotion and Images of the Revered Jinas
• The Ritual Calendar
• Pratikramana

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Interaction and Adaptation

• Jains in Hindu Society
• The Jain Diaspora