02917nam 2200469 450 991073488180332120240229172510.0981-9924-85-510.1007/978-981-99-2485-1(MiAaPQ)EBC30621925(Au-PeEL)EBL30621925(DE-He213)978-981-99-2485-1(EXLCZ)992753192830004120230707h20232023 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierModern Jainism[electronic resource] a historical approach /by Pankaj Jain1st ed. 2023.Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :Imprint: Springer,2023.©20231 online resource (198 pages) illustrationsPrint version: Jain, Pankaj Modern Jainism Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,c2023 9789819924844 Includes bibliographical references.Introduction -- Cosmology -- Form of the Substance -- Analysis of Six Substances -- The Elements -- Āchārya Śāntisāgar -- Kānjī Svāmī -- Āchārya Vidyānand -- Mātā Jñānamatī -- Āchārya Hastīmal -- Muni Puṇyavijaya -- Āchārya Rājendra Sūrī -- Āchārya S̄āgarānanda Sūrī -- Epilogue: Ancient modernity of Jainism today -- Appendix: Jains as portrayed in contemporary films.This book presents a substantive yet accessible introduction to the modern thought of Jainism. It examines the life and thought of some of the most influential 19th and 20th-century Jain ascetic leaders that remain little known in the Western world. The book's first part provides a detailed philosophical overview of Jain thought based on the translation of a seminal Hindi text Jain Darshan. The second part introduces eight Jain saints from the major Jain sects, including their biographies, philosophical perspectives, and related contemporary movements flourishing in various places across India and beyond. The author also shares his ethnographic experiences in several chapters. Furthermore the book provides a detailed glossary of terms in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Gujarati, and Rajasthani and their English meanings. An indispensable book that offers innovative insights into several crucial Jain movements and how they helped shape modern Indian society and beyond. The book includes historical, philological, and anthropological accounts of modern Jainism.Jaina philosophyCultureStudy and teachingJaina philosophy.CultureStudy and teaching.294.409Jain Pankaj149052MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQCaOLKBOOK9910734881803321Modern Jainism3403502UNINA