Outputs (122)

Jaina Mendicant Paraphernalia Warehouses (2025)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2025). Jaina Mendicant Paraphernalia Warehouses. Jaina studies, 20, 16-22

Providing for small groups of mendicants roaming in the villages is relatively easy. However, the large entourages accompanying the ācāryas often pose challenges not only regarding the supply of food and drink but also items for daily use. These chal... Read More about Jaina Mendicant Paraphernalia Warehouses.

Pure Soul and the Jaina Traditions, Syntax and Experience (2024)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2024). Pure Soul and the Jaina Traditions, Syntax and Experience. Jaina studies, 19, 16-22

In museums and exhibitions, the Jaina tradition has generally been presented in stereotyped form. The approach of the Pure Soul exhibition at The Brunei Gallery SOAS was different. For the first time, philosophical and social differences within the J... Read More about Pure Soul and the Jaina Traditions, Syntax and Experience.

Index to the Jaina-Onomasticon of Johannes Klatt (2023)
Book
Flügel, P., & Krümpelmann, K. (2023). Index to the Jaina-Onomasticon of Johannes Klatt. Harrassowitz

The book offers twenty indexes unlocking the wealth of data on the history of the Jaina tradition embedded in Johannes Klatt's Jaina-Onomasticon. The indexes were created by the authors by cross-referencing the bio-bibliographical information collate... Read More about Index to the Jaina-Onomasticon of Johannes Klatt.

The Jaina Prosopography Database: A New Tool for the Humanities (2023)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. The Jaina Prosopography Database: A New Tool for the Humanities. In L. W. C. van Lit, & J. H. Morris (Eds.), Digital Humanities and Religions in Asia: An Introduction (157-175). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110747607-008

How can the blind spots in Jaina social and intellectual history be investigated in a systematic fashion given the fragmentary nature of the evidence? The idea of a prosopographical database with a sociological focus emerged organically from a SOAS C... Read More about The Jaina Prosopography Database: A New Tool for the Humanities.

Jaina Non-Tīrthas in Madhyadeśa II.2: Heritage without History (2023)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2023). Jaina Non-Tīrthas in Madhyadeśa II.2: Heritage without History. Berliner indologische Studien, 26,

The concluding part of the essay Jaina Non-Tīrthas in Madhadeśa II presents illustrated sections on Indora, Māmoṃ, Thūbana, Bahorībanda, Seroṃna, Pacarāī, Golākoṭa, Mahebā and Bajarañgagaṛha, Devagaṛha and Būṛhī Canderī. It introduces the method of f... Read More about Jaina Non-Tīrthas in Madhyadeśa II.2: Heritage without History.

Review of: Soni, Jayandra: Jaina Epistemology. Including the Jaina Theory of Error. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan 2018. (2023)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2023). Review of: Soni, Jayandra: Jaina Epistemology. Including the Jaina Theory of Error. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan 2018. Orientalistische Literaturzeitung, 118(2), 135-137. https://doi.org/10.1515/olzg-2023-0046

Pure Soul: The Jaina Spiritual Traditions (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Flügel, P. (2023). Pure Soul: The Jaina Spiritual Traditions. [Exhibition]. 14 April 2023 - 25 June 2023. (Unpublished)

Exhibition of the Centre of Jaina Studies, SOAS Brunei Gallery, 14 April 2023 to 25 June 2023.

Six Jaina Bronzes (2023)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P., Krüger, P., & Shah, P. (2023). Six Jaina Bronzes. In P. Flügel, H. De Jonckheere, & R. Söhnen-Thieme (Eds.), Pure Soul: The Jaina Spiritual Traditions (96-103). Centre of Jaina Studies, SOAS

Jain metal altars can be found in numerous museums and
collections outside India. Most of these objects come from
western India and were produced between the 11th and 19th
century. Although large numbers of these altar pieces exist, an
in-depth s... Read More about Six Jaina Bronzes.

Pure Soul: Conceptions and Representations (2023)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2023). Pure Soul: Conceptions and Representations. In P. Flügel, H. De Jonckheere, & R. Söhnen-Thieme (Eds.), Pure Soul: The Jaina Spiritual Traditions (4-14). Centre of Jaina Studies, SOAS

The history of the Jaina philosophical discourse on the soul
is yet to be written. It will inevitably focus on the ways in which
the relationship between soul and body is conceived, and what
practical implications the various stances carry. For Ja... Read More about Pure Soul: Conceptions and Representations.

The Trimandiras of the Akrama Vijñāna Mārga (2023)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2023). The Trimandiras of the Akrama Vijñāna Mārga. In P. Flügel, H. De Jonckheere, & R. Söhnen-Thieme (Eds.), Pure Soul: The Jaina Spiritual Traditions (172-193). Centre of Jaina Studies, SOAS

The analysis of the standard practice of image-veneration in
the Akram Vijñan Mārg enables us to answer the question about the differences between the spiritual (adhyātmika) discourses of A.M. Paṭel, his elder contemporary Kanajī Svāmī, and of Śrīma... Read More about The Trimandiras of the Akrama Vijñāna Mārga.