Publication information

Title

Doctrine of Karman in Jain Philosophy

Author

Helmuth von Glasenapp

Translator

G. Barry Gifford

Editor

Hiralal R. Kapadia

Publication details

Asian Humanities Press; 2003; Fremont, California, USA

Comments

Originally published in German by Otto Harrassowiz in 1915, in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, under the title Die Lehre vom Karman in der Philosophie der Jainas, based on the author’s PhD dissertation submitted to the University of Bonn the previous year.

Revised by the author, the English translation was first published in 1942 by Bai Vijibai Jivanlal Panalal Charity Fund in Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Jainworld.com provides the full text of the 1942 edition to read online or to download as a PDF.

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Used on JAINpedia

Articles

Theme	Article
Principles	Jain beliefs
	Karma
	Karma-prakr̥ti
	Leśyā
	Scales of Perfection

Manuscripts

Title	Folio number
Karma-kāṇḍa with Persian commentary (MS. Wilson 262)	All folios