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Jainism Books
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Jainism: An Introduction (Introductions to Religion)
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avg rating 3.82 — 120 ratings — published 2009
The Jains (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices)
by (shelved 13 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.25 — 83 ratings — published 1992
The Forest of Thieves and the Magic Garden: An Anthology of Medieval Jain Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.64 — 36 ratings — published 1998
Life Force: The World of Jainism (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.90 — 58 ratings — published 1991
The Lives of the Jain Elders (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.29 — 7 ratings — published 1998
Jaina Path of Purification (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.29 — 28 ratings — published 1990
Gender and Salvation: Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 1991
Ahimsa, Anekanta and Jainism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 12 ratings — published
Absent Lord: Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society) (Volume 8)
by (shelved 5 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.60 — 15 ratings — published 1996
Jaina Sutras: Part I & II (Forgotten Books)
by (shelved 4 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.30 — 10 ratings — published 1968
That Which Is: Umasvati/Umasvami With the Combined Commentaries of Umasvati/Umasvami, Pujyapada and Siddhasenagani (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.46 — 24 ratings — published 1994
Bahubali: 63 Insights into Jainism (Available in Hindi as Tirthankar)
by (shelved 3 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.92 — 95 ratings — published
Paceville and Metanoia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.54 — 46 ratings — published 2022
The Clever Adulteress and Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 1993
Christianity and Jainism : an Interfaith Dialogue (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2009
Living Jainism: An Ethical Science (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.96 — 26 ratings — published 2013
Journey Through Jainism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.20 — 5 ratings — published 2009
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Jainism in Indian Philosophy [Feb 24, 2007] Dibakar, Mohasnty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 2006
Victorious Ones: Jain Images of Perfection (Hardcover)
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avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published 2009
The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.66 — 68 ratings — published 2020
Samaraditya Mahakatha Part - 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published 1990
Mahavira: The Hero of Nonviolence (Wisdom Tales)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.40 — 58 ratings — published 2014
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.07 — 8,799 ratings — published 2009
Badi Sadhu Vandanaa Katha Sangrah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 2010
I Am Divine. So Are You: How Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism Affirm the Dignity of Queer Identities and Sexualities (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.60 — 99 ratings — published
Outlines Of Indian Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.98 — 51 ratings — published 1932
A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.12 — 262 ratings — published 1957
Yoga in Jainism (Routledge Advances in Jaina Studies)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2015
The Yogaśāstra of Hemacandra: A Twelfth Century Handbook on Śvetāmbara Jainism (Harvard Oriental Series)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 2002
Jain Cosmology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.00 — 12 ratings — published 1982
Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History (Hindu Studies)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1998
Singing to the Jinas: Jain Laywomen, Mandal Singing, and the Negotiations of Jain Devotion (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.00 — 3 ratings — published 2001
The Kalpa Sutra and Nava Tatva: Two Works Illustrative of the Jain Religion and Philosophy (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.50 — 6 ratings — published 1848
Heroic Wives Rituals, Stories and the Virtues of Jain Wifehood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2009
Jag Sake To Jag - Acharang Samhita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 2013
Karma Samhita (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.00 — 6 ratings — published 2006
Capitalists without Capitalism: The Jains of India and the Quakers of the West (Contributions in Sociology)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published 1971
The Heart of Jainism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.14 — 14 ratings — published 1915
An Introduction to Jainism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.35 — 20 ratings — published 1992
Jainism and Ecology: Nonviolence in the Web of Life (Religions of the World and Ecology)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.09 — 11 ratings — published 2002
Letter to a Christian Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 3.99 — 42,977 ratings — published 2006
Philosophies of India (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as jainism)
avg rating 4.30 — 230 ratings — published 1951
The Agamasastra of Gaudapada (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as jainism)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1990
Shri Upasakdashang Sutra (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2006
Shri Bhagavati Sutra - 5 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2006
Atmasiddhi Shastra: Six Spiritual Truths of the Soul: Concise & Complete Commentary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.79 — 58 ratings — published
Life of Mahavira (Classic Reprint)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2015
Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian Traditions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.00 — 21 ratings — published 1980
“Jains teach that your karma, meaning the deeds or actions that you perform in one birth, decides the level of birth in your next incarnation. For Jains, karma is a particulate substance, especially something produced by violence of any type. Some actions are so bad in karmic terms, like killing another jiva, that they are very substantial. Other actions are less violent, like violent thoughts, so the bad karmic matter they produce is subtler. [...] How can a person get rid of the karma that attaches to his or her jiva? The process of living in this world burns off some karma. People, animals, divinities, and other beings who burn off more karma than they produce through violence will move a little higher in the next life.”
― A History of India
― A History of India
“One of the most striking features of Jainism, as we shall see, is that the monastic elite is utterly dependent on the laity. Therefore, a Jain tradition in the fullest sense, as opposed to a mere soteriology, cannot be for mendicants alone; it must bring ascetics and their followers into a system of belief and practice that serves the religious interests of both.”
― Absent Lord: Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society)
― Absent Lord: Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society)
