Outputs (122)

Life and Work of Johannes Klatt (2016)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2016). Life and Work of Johannes Klatt. In P. Flügel, & K. Krümpelmann (Eds.), Jaina-Onomasticon (9-164). Harrassowitz. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvc770vn.4

The name of Johannes Emil Otto Klatt (1852-1903), Classical and Oriental philologist, Custodian at the Königliche Bibliothek in Berlin, and pioneer of Jaina Studies, has almost entirely disappeared from the records of 19th century intellectual histor... Read More about Life and Work of Johannes Klatt.

Jaina-Onomasticon by Johannes Klatt (2016)
Book
Klatt, J. (2016). P. Flügel, & K. Krümpelmann (Eds.). Jaina-Onomasticon by Johannes Klatt. Harrassowitz. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvc770vn

The Sanskrit philologist and librarian Johannes Emil Otto Klatt (1852-1903) dedicated his short life to the study of the historical records of the Jainas. Klatt left behind the nearly completed manuscript of his monumental Jaina-Onomasticon of 1892,... Read More about Jaina-Onomasticon by Johannes Klatt.

A Jaina Mendicant Council: Proceedings of the 8th Sthānakavāsī Jaina Bṛhad Śramaṇa Saṅghīya Sādhu-Sādhvī Sammelana, Indore 20-29 March 2015 (2016)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2016). A Jaina Mendicant Council: Proceedings of the 8th Sthānakavāsī Jaina Bṛhad Śramaṇa Saṅghīya Sādhu-Sādhvī Sammelana, Indore 20-29 March 2015. Jaina studies, 11, 28-31

The article discusses the role of monastic councils in the history of Jainism and analyses the unscripted rules of procedure of the great council (bṛhad sammelana) of the mendicants of the Sthānakavāsī Śramaṇasaṅgha 20-29 March 2016 in Indore. Two is... Read More about A Jaina Mendicant Council: Proceedings of the 8th Sthānakavāsī Jaina Bṛhad Śramaṇa Saṅghīya Sādhu-Sādhvī Sammelana, Indore 20-29 March 2015.

Jaina Forest Monk in Meditation: A Rare Jaina Image of Balarāma at Mt. Māṅgī-Tuṅgī (2015)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2015). Jaina Forest Monk in Meditation: A Rare Jaina Image of Balarāma at Mt. Māṅgī-Tuṅgī. In L. Soni, & J. Soni (Eds.), Sanmati: Essays Felicitating Professor Hampa Nagarajaiah on the Occasion of his 80th Birthday (185-194). Satna Book Hourse

The article investigates an intriguing, tangible link that was created between the Balabhadra legend of the Śvetāmbara Jaina Universal History and the ancient Digambara Jaina pilgrimage site of Mt. Māṅgī-Tuṅgī in northern Mahārāṣṭṛa: a rare and possi... Read More about Jaina Forest Monk in Meditation: A Rare Jaina Image of Balarāma at Mt. Māṅgī-Tuṅgī.

Jaina Scriptures and Philosophy (2015)
Book
Flügel, P., & Qvarnström, O. (Eds.). (2015). Jaina Scriptures and Philosophy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315733173

Interest in Indian religion and comparative philosophy has increased in recent years, but despite this the study of Jaina philosophy is still in its infancy. This book looks at the role of philosophy in Jaina tradition, and its significance within th... Read More about Jaina Scriptures and Philosophy.

Digambara Jaina Divination Rituals in Coastal Karṇāṭaka (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Flügel, P. (2015, March). Digambara Jaina Divination Rituals in Coastal Karṇāṭaka. Paper presented at Jaina Tantra, SOAS

The paper presents a comparative analysis of the
divination rituals performed to the yakṣīs Kūṣmāṇḍīnī,
Jvālāmālinī and Padmāvatī at pilgrimage shrines
related to the maṭhas of the Digambara bhaṭṭārakas at
Mūḍabidarī, Narasiṃharājapura and Hūmchā... Read More about Digambara Jaina Divination Rituals in Coastal Karṇāṭaka.

Jaina Funeral Palanquins (2015)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2015). Jaina Funeral Palanquins. Jaina studies, 10, 21-28

In contrast to the solemn funeral of a common Jaina lay person, whose dead body is carried by male family members
to the funeral pyre on a simple bier, in a lying posture,
covered from head to toe by a shroud, the funeral of a Jaina ascetic, who pu... Read More about Jaina Funeral Palanquins.

Jaina Narratives (2015)
Book
Flügel, P. (Ed.). (in press). Jaina Narratives. Routledge

There is a growing recognition that scholarship on Indian religions has been hampered by the lack of knowledge of Jain sources. This book analyses different aspects of the extensive, more than two thousand years long tradition of Jaina narrative lite... Read More about Jaina Narratives.

Jaina Law and Society (2015)
Book
Flügel, P. (Ed.). (in press). Jaina Law and Society. Routledge

Jaina Rituals of Death: History, Doctrine and Practice (2015)
Book
Flügel, P. (in press). Jaina Rituals of Death: History, Doctrine and Practice. Routledge

In this book, the author presents recent, somewhat unexpected, findings on the thriving cult of bone relic stupas and the ritual role of the materiality of the dead amongst contemporary Jains. Based on extensive fieldwork in India, clear evidence is... Read More about Jaina Rituals of Death: History, Doctrine and Practice.