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A Study of Tattvārtha-sūtra with Bhāṣya
Volume 86 of the L. D. Series is an attempt to assess the date of the Tattvārtha-sūtra using its treatment of some doctrinal themes and references to external data. It seems reasonable to locate it in the 5th century CE. The differences between Digambara and Śvetāmbara versions of the text are also discussed, as well as the status of the Bhāṣya and the question of knowing whether it has the same author as the sūtra itself.
Ācārya Pujyapada’s Iṣṭopadeśa – The Golden Discourse
An English translation of and commentary on the 51 verses of the Iṣṭopadeśa. This fifth-century Sanskrit text was composed by the Digambara ascetic Ācārya Pujyapada and explains the way to liberation through the annihilation of karmas.
Each verse is first given in Hindi, followed by the English translation and comprehensive notes in English containing several original quotations with translations from other Digambara texts.
The foreword, by Ācārya Vidyanand Maharaj, a prominent Digambara figure, is in Hindi. All other material, including a general index of terms, is in English.
Atonements in the Ancient Ritual of the Jaina Monks
Volume 49 in the L. D. Series investigates the structuring of the monastic community, based on the canonical texts known as Cheda-sūtras, and the methods for mendicants’ compensating and repairing lapses in conduct. The teacher decides on the necessary atonements – prāyaścittas – by taking into account the culprit’s situation and other factors.
Catalogue of Jain Manuscripts of British Library Volume I
Published jointly by the British Library and the Institute of Jainology. The Catalogue consists of Three Volumes.
The project to create the catalogue was undertaken by the Institute of Jainology at the instigation of British
Library in 1991.
This is the first time that Jain manuscripts preserved in the British Library and the holdings of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum have been catalogued in a thorough and systematic manner. The work was initiated by Professor Candrabhal Tripathi, but after his untimely death, Professor Nalini Balbir, of Sorbonne University, Paris, took on this project and worked at it for more than 10 years, ably assisted by Kanhaiyalal and Kalpana Sheth, both from Ahmedabad.
The scope of the catalogue extends from the Jain manuscripts in the Oriental Collection of the British Library to those in the India Office Library. This catalogue sheds light on 1083 manuscripts in 1425 entries. It is hoped that the catalogue will act as a springboard for the renewed academic study of Jainism.
The international launch of this catalogue took place on 15th May 2007 at Buckingham Palace, London in the presence of H R H The Duke of Edinburgh.
Catalogue of Jain Manuscripts of British Library Volume II
Published jointly by the British Library and the Institute of Jainology. The Catalogue consists of Three Volumes.
The project to create the catalogue was undertaken by the Institute of Jainology at the instigation of British
Library in 1991.
This is the first time that Jain manuscripts preserved in the British Library and the holdings of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum have been catalogued in a thorough and systematic manner. The work was initiated by Professor Candrabhal Tripathi, but after his untimely death, Professor Nalini Balbir, of Sorbonne University, Paris, took on this project and worked at it for more than 10 years, ably assisted by Kanhaiyalal and Kalpana Sheth, both from Ahmedabad.
The scope of the catalogue extends from the Jain manuscripts in the Oriental Collection of the British Library to those in the India Office Library. This catalogue sheds light on 1083 manuscripts in 1425 entries. It is hoped that the catalogue will act as a springboard for the renewed academic study of Jainism.
The international launch of this catalogue took place on 15th May 2007 at Buckingham Palace, London in the presence of H R H The Duke of Edinburgh.
Catalogue of Jain Manuscripts of British Library Volume III
Published jointly by the British Library and the Institute of Jainology. The Catalogue consists of Three Volumes.
The project to create the catalogue was undertaken by the Institute of Jainology at the instigation of British
Library in 1991.
This is the first time that Jain manuscripts preserved in the British Library and the holdings of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum have been catalogued in a thorough and systematic manner. The work was initiated by Professor Candrabhal Tripathi, but after his untimely death, Professor Nalini Balbir, of Sorbonne University, Paris, took on this project and worked at it for more than 10 years, ably assisted by Kanhaiyalal and Kalpana Sheth, both from Ahmedabad.
The scope of the catalogue extends from the Jain manuscripts in the Oriental Collection of the British Library to those in the India Office Library. This catalogue sheds light on 1083 manuscripts in 1425 entries. It is hoped that the catalogue will act as a springboard for the renewed academic study of Jainism.
The international launch of this catalogue took place on 15th May 2007 at Buckingham Palace, London in the presence of H R H The Duke of Edinburgh.
Mahāvīra’s Words
Volume 139 in the L. D. Series is a translated and expanded version by Willem Bollée and Jayendra Soni, published in 2004.
First available in 1926, the original German text comprises critical translations of the oldest parts of the Śvetāmbara canon, namely the first book of the Ācārānga-sūtra and parts of the Sūtrakr̥tānga-sūtra.
More Documents of Jaina Paintings and Gujarati Paintings of Sixteenth and Later Centuries
Volume 51 in the L. D. Series is based on a lecture the author delivered at the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology in 1972. The text introduces characteristics of the developing styles of miniature paintings created in western India from the late medieval period onwards. There are numerous black-and-white reproductions of illustrations, chiefly from manuscripts.
New Documents of Jaina Painting
Black-and-white and colour examples of Jain manuscript illustrations. The introduction offers an overview of the style of manuscript artwork, dubbed the Sirohi School, which developed in western India. The detailed catalogue provides information about the reproductions, many of which have been published for the first time.
Pandit Sukhlalji’s Commentary on Tattvārtha Sūtra
This is K. K. Dixit’s English translation of Pandit Sukhlalji’s Commentary on Tattvārtha Sūtra of Vācaka Umāsvāti.
Accompanied by the original text of the Tattvārtha-sūtra and its English translation, this study is of great interest because of its extensive commentary. This lucidly discusses all the implications of the text.
The first five chapters and chapters six to ten and index are in separate files also.