CHAPTER VI. The Jaina Philosophy

THE JAINA PHILOSOPHY

1 The Origin of Jainism.........................................169 2 Two Sects of Jainism..........................................170 3 The Canonical and other Literature of the Jains...............171 4 Some General Characteristics of the Jains.....................172 5 Life of Mahâvîra..............................................173 6 The Fundamental Ideas of Jaina Ontology.......................173 7 The Doctrine of Relative Pluralism (Anekântavâda).............175 8 The Doctrine of Nâyas.........................................176 9 The Doctrine of Syâdvâda......................................179 10 Knowledge, its value for us...................................181 11 Theory of Perception..........................................183 12 Non-Perceptual knowledge......................................185 13 Knowledge as Revelation.......................................186 14 The Jîvas.....................................................188 15 Karma Theory..................................................190 16 Karma, Âsrava and Nirjarâ.....................................192 17 Pudgala.......................................................195 18 Dharma, Adharma, Âkâs'a.......................................197 19 Kâla and Samaya...............................................198 20 Jaina Cosmography.............................................199 21 Jaina Yoga....................................................199 22 Jaina Atheism.................................................203 23 Mok@sa (emancipation).........................................207