Description: Ājīvikism was once ranked one of the most important religions in India between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE, after Buddhism, ‘Brahmanism’ and before Jainism, but is now a forgotten Indian religion. However, Jainism has remained an integral part of the religious landscape of South Asia, despite the common beginnings shared with Ājīvikism. By rediscovering, reconstructing, and examining the Ājīvikism doctrine, its art, origins and development, this book provides new insight into Ājīvikism, and discusses how this information enables us to better understand its impact on Jainism and its role in the development of Indian religion and philosophy. This book explains how, why and when Jainism developed its strikingly unique logic and epistemology and what historical and doctrinal factors prompted the ideas which later led to the formulation of the doctrine of multiplexity of reality (anekānta-vāda). It also provides answers to difficult passages of Buddhist Sāmañña-phala-sutta that baffled both Buddhist commentators and modern researchers. Offering clearer perspectives on the origins of Jainism the book will be an invaluable contribution to Jaina Studies, Asian Religion and Religious History.
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EAN: 9781138493469
UPC: 9781138493469
ISBN: 9781138493469
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Item Length: 23.4 cm
Book Title: Early Asceticism in India: Ajivikism and Jainism
Item Height: 234mm
Item Width: 156mm
Author: Piotr Balcerowicz
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Religious History
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Year: 2018
Item Weight: 454g
Number of Pages: 358 Pages
