Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 23

[Manish Modi]

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 23

Jainism: An Eternal Pilgrimage
By Bal Patil
Edited by Manish Modi and Tony Whittington
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
ISBN 978-81-88769-34-6 220 x 140 mm 102 pp
Deluxe Hardcover Edition Rs. 300

"Jainism, one of the oldest religious traditions in the world dated
many thousands of years ago to the pre-Aryan Indus Valley
Civilisation, is, along with Hinduism and Buddhism, one the three
ancient Indian religious traditions. Jainism, a unique religion with
its own philosophy, mythology, ethics and rituals, has significantly
preserved its personal religious identity, containing its own deities,
scriptures and preceptors. Jainism has its own temples, places of
worship and pilgrimage, and festivals. The designate Jain applies to
cs. eight million members of India's most ancient Sramana religion.
Fixing a specific date of origin of Jainism, however, presents the
utmost difficulty. To the Jains, Jainism reveals itself over and over
through myriad eternities of time by way of innumerable Tirthankaras
or fordmakers."

Jainism: An Eternal Pilgrimage is a lucidly written introduction to
Jainism, which covers all aspects of Jainism, right from its ancient
origins to its Universal History, from its 24 Tirthankaras to its
preceptor lineage, from its mendicants to its laity, giving direct
insights into the overall teleology of the Jain Dharma. The book is
replete with Sanskrit quotations from primary sources, printed in
Devanagari and explained in English.

We are proud to publish this book as part of the Pandit Nathuram Premi
Research Series.

best wishes,
Yashodhar Modi

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