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The Terāpanth's work on the Jain Āgamas (2024)
Journal Article
Balbir, N. (2024). The Terāpanth's work on the Jain Āgamas. International Journal of Jaina Studies, 20(5), 1-48

This paper is an attempt to show how strong and diverse the presence of the Āgamas has always been and remains in Terāpanthin scholarship. It starts with the earliest phases of its history, exploring the writings of the founder Ācārya Bhikṣu and then... Read More about The Terāpanth's work on the Jain Āgamas.

The Terāpanth's work on the Jain Āgamas (2024)
Journal Article
Balbir, N. (2024). The Terāpanth's work on the Jain Āgamas. International Journal of Jaina Studies, 20(5), 1-48

This paper is an attempt to show how strong and diverse the presence of the Āgamas has always been and remains in Terāpanthin scholarship. It starts with the earliest phases of its history, exploring the writings of the founder Ācārya Bhikṣu and then... Read More about The Terāpanth's work on the Jain Āgamas.

Military Reform in Siam (2024)
Book Chapter
Charney, M. W. (2024). Military Reform in Siam. In H. Chehabi, & D. Motadel (Eds.), Unconquered States: Non-European Powers in the Imperial Age (90-102). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198863298.003.0003

The evolution of secular military institutions in Siam drew heavily upon what were identified as the best models in the West, heavy investments in officer training (including sending Thais abroad for officer training) and technical training among the... Read More about Military Reform in Siam.

Metaphors of Kingship in Ancient Jain Literature and Art (2024)
Journal Article
Krüger, P. F. (2024). Metaphors of Kingship in Ancient Jain Literature and Art. International Journal of Jaina Studies, 20(3), 1-21

Religion has no vocabulary to address its ultimate subject, the transcendent. Instead, religions draw on their immediate environment to address the subject metaphorically. In a metaphor, meaning is transferred from a tangible environment (source doma... Read More about Metaphors of Kingship in Ancient Jain Literature and Art.

Metaphors of Kingship in Ancient Jain Literature and Art (2024)
Journal Article
Krüger, P. F. (2024). Metaphors of Kingship in Ancient Jain Literature and Art. International Journal of Jaina Studies, 20(3), 1-21

Religion has no vocabulary to address its ultimate subject, the transcendent. Instead, religions draw on their immediate environment to address the subject metaphorically. In a metaphor, meaning is transferred from a tangible environment (source doma... Read More about Metaphors of Kingship in Ancient Jain Literature and Art.

Emotion as Karmic Mode: Rasa in Ajitasena's Alaṅkāra-Cintāmaṇi (15th Century) (2024)
Journal Article
Restifo, A. (2024). Emotion as Karmic Mode: Rasa in Ajitasena's Alaṅkāra-Cintāmaṇi (15th Century). International Journal of Jaina Studies, 20(2), 1-22

In his Alaṅkāra-cintāmaṇi (“Wish-Granting Jewel of Ornament”), Ajitasena, a fifteenth-century Jain monk from the Digambara Senagaṇa lineage, connects the rise of sthāyi-bhāva (stable emotion) with different types of material karmas. This paper invest... Read More about Emotion as Karmic Mode: Rasa in Ajitasena's Alaṅkāra-Cintāmaṇi (15th Century).

Emotion as Karmic Mode: Rasa in Ajitasena's Alaṅkāra-Cintāmaṇi (15th Century) (2024)
Journal Article
Restifo, A. (2024). Emotion as Karmic Mode: Rasa in Ajitasena's Alaṅkāra-Cintāmaṇi (15th Century). International Journal of Jaina Studies, 20(2), 1-22

In his Alaṅkāra-cintāmaṇi (“Wish-Granting Jewel of Ornament”), Ajitasena, a fifteenth-century Jain monk from the Digambara Senagaṇa lineage, connects the rise of sthāyi-bhāva (stable emotion) with different types of material karmas. This paper invest... Read More about Emotion as Karmic Mode: Rasa in Ajitasena's Alaṅkāra-Cintāmaṇi (15th Century).