Jainism category: 52 books

For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil. It focuses on two of the most pertinent issues in Indian religion, the history of vegetarianism and cow-veneration, and its historical approach remains relevant...

Oh! The dispassionate countenance of the Sadguru, unveiling as it does, the wondrous, incomparable and matchless inner grandeur of the Soul. Embodied and yet established in a state transcending embodiment, the Sadguru is a living idol – the epitome of love, bliss and consciousness. Blessed...

John Cort explores the narratives by which the Jains have explained the presence of icons of Jinas (their enlightened and liberated teachers) that are worshiped and venerated in the hundreds of thousands of Jain temples throughout India. Most of these narratives portray icons favorably, and so justify...

Is it possible to pass through the terrible agony of death peacefully? Can one endure the crushing effect of death with equanimity? Is there really an immortal element in this world through which death can be conquered? The answer to all these questions is a resounding: yes. Death...

"Shri Atmasiddhi Shastra appears to contain the essence of the 14 Canons of Jain Literature ... It is very elevating. There is no need now to request for another scripture." -Pujya Shri Saubhagyabhai      "While reading it... I was ecstatic. I kept on experiencing...

The Guru’s words are likened to a mantra – the basis of all spiritual attainments. Infused with immense power, the Guru’s compassionate words bring about Self-realisation if they are heard, reflected and contemplated upon. Veneration of the Guru’s words is the ultimate way to evolve from a...

Synopsis For Covenant Meeting Handbook by Doug Vermeulen These meetings are the immune system of Christ’s Body, keeping the body of Christ healthy; and without them all being in place it is impossible to establish a Christian stronghold. If we do not put in place all 5 meetings, it leaves...

The Jain community in India, though small in number, is very important in the economic and social life of the country. Jain history becomes more important when we find that the community anticipated new commercial practices adopted by European trading countries from the sixteenth century onwards....

l'introduction d'un mélange avancé de hindou et bouddhiste, utilisé comme un guide avancé sur la divinité. Ancien texte a été modifié en utilisant une formulation Kabbale, ce qui permet une présentation concise, pour votre plus grand plaisir.  

I testi medievali della mistica ebraica dedicano molte pagine alla musica e al canto, ma non è agevole ricostruire dai numerosi passi che trattano questo tema una concezione rigorosa e coerente. Tuttavia dalle affascinanti e spesso fantasiose osservazioni sulla funzione del canto nell’ebraismo...