Centre of Jaina Studies
The aim of the Centre of Jaina Studies (COJS) is to promote the study of Jaina religion and culture by providing an interdisciplinary platform for academic research, teaching and publication in the field of Jaina Studies.
The Centre promotes a number of activities, including:
- Research projects in Jaina Studies.
- Dissemination of new research through the Centre's publications and website.
- Academic conferences, workshops, seminars, symposia and exhibitions.
- Public lectures in Jaina Studies by leading scholars.
- Academic exchange programmes.
- Courses on Jainism, and postgraduate research in Jaina Studies at SOAS.
- Expanding the resources relating to Jaina Studies in the SOAS Library.
- Establishing links with individuals and institutions with an academic interest in Jaina Studies.
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Publications and resources
The Centre of Jaina Studies publishes the following print and e-publications.
- The International Journal of Jaina Studies, with Hindi Granth Karyalay in Mumbai
- Working Papers in Jaina Studies
- Flügel, Peter (2020) Contributions to Jaina Studies. Volume I. Jaina Schools and Sects. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.
- Flügel, Peter (2019) Askese und Devotion: Das rituelle System der Terāpanth Śvetāmbara Jaina Band I-II. Dettelbach: Röll Verlag
Monograph series
- The Jaina Studies Series, with Routledge (Routledge Advances of Jaina Studies)
Featured in this series: - Jaina Studies (Harrassowitz)
Featured in the publication:- Flügel, Peter and Krümpelmann, Kornelius, (eds.), (2016) Jaina-Onomasticon by Johannes Klatt. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. (Jaina Studies 1).
- Flügel, Peter and Krümpelmann, Kornelius (2021) Index to the Jaina-Onomasticon of Johannes Klatt. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. (Jaina Studies 2)
Digital resources
- Jaina Prosopography Database – Historical information on Jaina mendicants and householders.
- Jaina Digital Archive – Jaina-related materials in the SOAS Digital Collections.
Journals in the archive:- Aadarsh Jain
- Aadarsh Jain Charitmala (VS 2454-2455)
- Agyantimir Bhaskar (VS 2432)
- Jain Mahiladarsh (VS 2449-2494)
- The Jaina Gazette (1940-50)
- The Voice of Ahinsa (1961)
Articles
Jain Law Project
- Case law: Case List Edition: Post Jain (1942) (PDF) – Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project into Jain law in India and the UK.
Manuscripts
- Title: Manuscript - Nitivakhyamrta (PDF)
Author: Somadevasuri
Language: Sanskrit
Location of the Manuscript: Deva Kumara Jaina Siddhanta Research Institute, Bhagavan Mahavira Marg, Arrah, Bihar (India).
Published with permission of the Sri Deva Kumara Jaina Siddhanta Research Institute in Arrah, Bihar (India).
The digitalisation of the manuscript was rendered possible through the collaboration between the AHRC-funded project Jaina Law and the Jaina Community at SOAS and the Sri Deva Kumara Jaina Siddhanta Research Institute in Arrah in 2005.
Books
- Samantabhadra's Ratnakaraṇḍaka-Śrāvakâcāra with illustrative stories from Prabhācandra's ṭīkā (PDF)
Translation by Willem Bollée.
Key digital databases
Jaina Digital Archive
The Jaina Digital Archive is part of the SOAS Digital Collections and contains a large amount of Jaina-related materials, including imagery and scans manuscripts.
Jaina Prosopography Database
The Jaina Prosopography Database contains historical information on Jaina mendicants and householders.
Studying Jainism at SOAS
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