UG Essay & Dissertation Prize
Undergraduate Essay Prize
A prize of £ 500 is offered for the best UG essay or ISP written at SOAS on any subject related to Jainism.
The prize is sponsored by the Institute of Jainology in London.
Deadline 20 June 2011.
Previous Winners
Samantha Stapleford 2005
Explore the status of women in Jainism with particular reference to the contrasting codes of conduct for Jain nuns and laywomen
Zsofia Gyurka 2006
Discuss the principal features of the theory of Karma in Jainism
Mankiran Riyait 2007
Discuss the nature of liberation and the means of achieving it with reference to the Tattvartha Sutra of Umasvati
Alexis Berko 2008
Karmic exploration of Jain & Ajivika doctrine
Brigita Molnarova 2009
Compare the reasons for the Digambara – Svetambara split that are given by both traditions
Dissertation Prize
Hugh St Aubyn: winner of the 2007 dissertation prize
A prize of £ 500 is offered for the best PG dissertation or ISP essay at SOAS on any subject related to Jainism. The prize is sponsored by the N Sethia Foundation through the Institute of Jainology.A prize of £ 500 is offered for the best PG dissertation or ISP essay written at SOAS on any subject related to Jainism. The prize is sponsored by the Institute of Jainology in London.
Deadline 15 September 2010.
Previous Winners
Samani Pratibha Prajñā 2006
The human body as a means of liberation in Jain literature
Zipporah Weisberg 2007
A comparative analysis of nonviolence to nonhumans in Svetambara Jain doctrine and ascetic practice and animal liberation philosophy and practice
Hugh St Aubyn 2008
Sallekhana: its place within the Jain religious tradition and the context of its status as voluntary death or suicide
Contact:
Dr Peter Flügel
Jainstudies@soas.ac.uk
