[INDOLOGY] Jain Philosophy

[Marie-Hélène Gorisse]

Dear James,



Thanks for your question! Indeed, most of the scholarship in Jain
philosophy is focused on authors up to the 11th c.



Next to Malliṣeṇa, the only notable exceptions are:



. Yaśovijaya (1624-1686), whose work has received some attention (though
not enough yet). See for example:

John Cort “In defense of icons in three languages. The iconophilic writings
of Yasovijaya”

Jonardon Ganeri “Worlds in conflict. The cosmopolitan vision of Yasovijaya
Gani”

K. K. Jain “Kāśī, Yaśovijaya and Jaina Institutes.”

Jeffery Long “Yaśovijaya’s view on yoga”

Yajneshwar Shastri “Adhyātmopaniṣadprakaraṇa of Yaśovijaya: A Study”
in *Traverses
on Less Trodden Path of Indian Philosophy and Religion*



. Guṇaratna (15th), notably his *Tarkarahasyadīpikā*

Lucas Den Boer “Cārvāka arguments against the existence of the soul”

Padmanabh Jaini, chapter 5 of *Gender and salvation*



. Vimaladāsa's *Saptabha**ṅ**g**ī**tara**ṅ**gi**ṇī*, 17th c.

S.C. Jain’s English translation



. Authors from the adhyātma movements. Here, I advise to start with:

Jérôme Petit’s “Absolute and conventional points of view in Jainism: a
historical perspective”, that gives a clear development of the niścaya and
vyavahāra naya in Banārasidās (1586-1643), Dyānatrāy (1676-1726),
Paṇḍit Ṭoḍaramal
(1720-1767) and Paṇḍit Daulatrām (1798-1866) up to Rājacandra.

Now, most of the authors from the adhyātma movements are treated in
scholarship more focused on the development of the different Jain lineages,
rather than on the philosophical aspects of their works.



In general, you also have wonderful scholarship in Jain studies on the
development of the different lineages, on literary studies and on polemical
texts of these periods. Each tackle some philosophical themes but again,
this is not the primary focus. I am happy to give references on these if
there is an interest!



Still, strictly philosophical treatises are yet to be investigated.



Let me take the opportunity of this email to say that much is still to be
done also on earlier Jain authors. And there, new exciting scholarship is
developed today, especially on Pūjyapāda, Akalaṅka, Haribhadra, Amṛtacandra
and Hemacandra, so stay tuned!



The very best,



Marie-Hélène


--
Marie-Hélène Gorisse

Dharmanath Assistant Professor in Jain Studies
Department of Theology and Religion
University of Birmingham
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/tr/gorisse-marie-helene



Le ven. 16 août 2024 à 09:03, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> a écrit :

> Hi James,
>
> The 13th c, Syādvādamañjarī of MalliSeNa, of which there are translations
> by Dhruva and by Thomas, immediately comes to mind. Jonardon Ganeri’s The
> Lost Age of Reason has some discussion of early modern Jain philosophers as
> well.
>
> best,
> Matthew
>
> Sent from Proton Mail <https://proton.me/mail/home> for iOS
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 07:14, James Hegarty via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info
> <On+Fri,+Aug+16,+2024+at+07:14,+James+Hegarty+via+INDOLOGY+%3C%3Ca+href=>>
> wrote:
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I am looking for secondary sources that explore Jain philosophy from
> 1000-1500 CE.
>
> Can anyone advise me?
>
> I have a wealth of material for the first millennium, and there looks to
> be a fair amount (in Jain Studies terms) for early modern and modern
> periods, but I have scant references (at the moment Dixit's *Jain
> Ontology* has some material) for the very period I am interested in!
>
> WIth Thanks and Best Wishes,
>
> James Hegarty
> Cardiff University
>
>
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