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Jain Monastic Life: A Quantitative Study of the Terāpanth Śvetāmbara Mendicant Order (2009)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2009). Jain Monastic Life: A Quantitative Study of the Terāpanth Śvetāmbara Mendicant Order. Jaina studies, 4, 24-29

Jain mendicant orders are the oldest surviving monastic traditions of the world. Today, they broadly refer to themselves as śramaṇa saṅghas, or ascetic communities. While information on the history and organisation of these itinerant groups is increa... Read More about Jain Monastic Life: A Quantitative Study of the Terāpanth Śvetāmbara Mendicant Order.

Jaina Law (2009)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2009). Jaina Law. In S. N. Katz (Ed.), The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (363-365). Oxford University Press

Brief summary of textual history, social context, and the principal features of the different Jaina legal systems, with case references

Les communautés monastiques jaïnes: histoire et présent. Traduit de l’anglais par Nalini Balbir (2008)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2008). Les communautés monastiques jaïnes: histoire et présent. Traduit de l’anglais par Nalini Balbir. Religions & histoire, 21, 38-41

Jaina Relic Stūpas (2008)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2008). Jaina Relic Stūpas. Jaina studies, 3, 18-23

It is a common stereotype of textbooks on world religions that Jains never worshipped the remains of the Jinas, and consequently never developed a ritual culture parallel to the cult of relics in Buddhism. Apart from isolated myths and legends in can... Read More about Jaina Relic Stūpas.

International Journal of Jaina Studies Volume 1-3 2005-2007 (2008)
Book
Flügel, P. (Ed.). (2008). International Journal of Jaina Studies Volume 1-3 2005-2007. Hindi Granth Karyalay

The first printed volume of the International Journal of Jaina Studies (IJJS) of the Centre of Jaina Studies at SOAS. Contributions to the journal are first published in the IJJS (Online) with a different pagination.

Freedom or Salvation: Jaina Political Activism and Martyrdom under British Rule (2008)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (in press). Freedom or Salvation: Jaina Political Activism and Martyrdom under British Rule. In P. Flügel, & G. Houtman (Eds.), Asceticism and Power in South and Southeast Asia. Routledge

The participation of many Jainas in the Indian freedom struggle was only recently systematically documented. It was inspired by the example of “Mahātma” Gāndhī, who was able to mobilised mass protest against colonial rule under the banner of non-vio... Read More about Freedom or Salvation: Jaina Political Activism and Martyrdom under British Rule.

Asceticism and Power in South and Southeast Asia (2008)
Book
Flügel, P., & Houtman, G. (Eds.). (in press). Asceticism and Power in South and Southeast Asia. Routledge

Including analyses by top academics in the field, this book takes a unique look at questions of power and asceticism in the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Ideas about power and purity in these three traditions are cr... Read More about Asceticism and Power in South and Southeast Asia.

Prologue (2008)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2008). Prologue. In L. C. Jain, & P. Jaina (Eds.), Mathematical Sciences in the Karma Antiquity. Vol.1: Gommaṭasāra (Jīvakāṇḍa) by Laxmi Candra Jain in collaboration with Prabha Jain (1-15). Gulab Rani Karma Science Museaum and Shri Brahmi Sundari Prasthashram Samiti

This prologue to L.C. Jain's book on Mathematical Sciences in the Karma Antiquity Vol. 1 on the late 10th/early 11th century Digambara ācārya Nemicandra's work Gommaṭasāra (Jīvakāṇḍa)and Paṇḍit Ṭoḍaramala's 18th century commentary Samyagjñānacandrikā... Read More about Prologue.

The Unknown Lonka: Tradition and the Cultural Unconscious (2008)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2008). The Unknown Lonka: Tradition and the Cultural Unconscious. In C. Caillat, & N. Balbir (Eds.), Jaina Studies (181-279). Motilal Banarsidas

The article investigates the effective history of the ideas of the 15th century Svetambara Jaina lay reformer Lonka, who is regarded as the founder of the aniconic or 'protestant' Jaina tradition. The article delimits the scope of Lonks's influence o... Read More about The Unknown Lonka: Tradition and the Cultural Unconscious.

A Short History of Jaina Law (2007)
Journal Article
Flügel, P. (2007). A Short History of Jaina Law. International Journal of Jaina Studies, 3(4), 1-15

The nineteenth century English neologism ‘Jaina law’ is a product of colonial legal intervention in India from 1772 onwards. 'Jaina law' suggests uniformity where in reality there is a plurality of scriptures, ethical and legal codes, and customs of... Read More about A Short History of Jaina Law.