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Jain philosophy or Jaina philosophy refers to the ancient Indian philosophical system of the Jain religion. [1] It comprises all the philosophical investigations and systems of inquiry that developed among the early branches of Jainism in ancient India following the parinirvāṇa of Mahāvīra ( c. 5th century BCE ). [ 1 ]
Jainism (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ n ɪ z əm / JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, [1] is an Indian religion.Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of Dharma), with the first in the current time cycle being Rishabhadeva, whom the tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago, the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha ...
Parshvanatha is the earliest Jain tirthankara who is generally acknowledged as a historical figure. [7] [8] [9] According to Paul Dundas, Jain texts such as section 31 of Isibhasiyam provide circumstantial evidence that he lived in ancient India. [10]
Umaswati, was an Upadhyaya and therefore one of the Pañca-Parameṣṭhi (five supreme beings) in Jaina tradition. The theory mooted by Umaswati is that rebirth and suffering is on account of one's karma (deeds) and a life lived in accordance to vows of virtuous living with austerities cleanses this karma, ultimately leading to liberation.
Anekāntavādapraveśa, discusses Jain Philosophy; Anekāntasiddhi, It establishes the concept of non-absolutism . Ātmasiddhi (Realization of Self), a work of Soul; Upadeśapada, collection of stories which depicts how difficult it is to secure a human birth; Daṃsaṇasuddhi, text deals with Samyagdarśana (right faith) and its purity
Jainism made its own unique contribution to this mainstream development of philosophy by occupying itself with the basic epistemological issues. According to Jains, knowledge is the essence of the soul. [1] This knowledge is masked by the karmic particles. As the soul obtains knowledge through various means, it does not generate anything new.
It is a highly polished stone artwork of precise human form, but it is unclear if it belongs to Jainism, Ajivikas or some other Indian religious ascetic tradition. [ 69 ] [ note 2 ] While it is not Buddhist, it may also not be a Jain statue because it lacks the Jain iconography, and because similar high-quality Jain artworks are missing for ...
He showed ways how one can improve his thought process with Anekaant and use it for a peaceful life and co-existence. [72] His book Anekanta The Third Eye discusses the details of the philosophy. [citation needed] He has written many books on Jain Philosophy providing a serious material on Jain beliefs and vision.