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Tables of Contents for Jainism
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
vii
2
Preface and Acknowledgements
ix
3
Transliteration and Pronunciation
xii
1 Introduction
1
10
2 Sacred Literature
11
14
Jain Scriptures and their Four Divisions
11
8
Modern and Translated Literature
19
6
3 The Jain View of the Universe
25
18
The Cosmos
25
9
Jain Concepts of the End of the World
34
5
The Six Realities
39
4
4 Jain Philosophy
43
50
Philosophical Aspects
43
4
Jiva
47
3
Ajiva
50
9
Nine Real Entities
59
5
Karma
64
14
Relativism
78
6
Spiritual Development
84
9
5 Jain Logic
93
36
Jain Art of Reasoning
93
2
Jain Psychology and the Theory of Knowledge
95
5
Sensory Knowledge
100
7
Scriptural Knowledge
107
3
Supernormal Forms of Knowledge
110
8
The Valid Sources of Knowledge
118
5
The Concept of the Soul
123
6
6 Science and Jainism
129
54
Science and Religion
129
4
Physics
133
7
Chemistry and Atomic Theory
140
6
Biology
146
6
Botany
152
4
Zoology
156
3
Medical Sciences
159
5
Mathematics
164
3
Astronomy
167
7
Astrology
174
9
7 Jain Heritage
183
38
Jain Art and Architecture
183
20
Temples and Places of Pilgrimage
203
10
Jain Institutions
213
8
8 The World's Spiritual Quest
221
38
Jainism and Other Faiths
221
1
Eastern Faiths
222
14
Western Faiths
236
23
9 Conclusions
259
7
Right Faith, Right Knowledge, Right Conduct
259
7
Appendices:
266
10
I Jain Canonical Literature
266
3
II Translations of Texts in Western Languages
269
2
III Modern Texts in Western Languages
271
5
Glossary
276
18
Bibliography and Sources for References in English
294
6
Bibliography and Sources for References in Indian Languages
300
3
Index
303