[INDOLOGY] Emerging Scholars in Jain Studies - Lecture by Dr. Corbett Costello, Hamilton College (October 17th, 2025)

[Ana Bajzelj]

Apologies for cross-posting.

Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to invite you to the next lecture in our “Emerging Scholars in
Jain Studies” virtual series co-organized by the Departments of Religious
Studies at UC Davis and UC Riverside. The lecture will be delivered by *Dr.
Corbett Costello* (Hamilton College) on *Friday, October 17th,
2025, 9:00-10:20am PT*. You will find more information about the lecture
and the speaker below.

Register for the event here:
https://ucr.zoom.us/meeting/register/qUAbII6ZST6R1kRQOuXa9w

Please note that you will need to sign into your Zoom account before
entering the Zoom room.

Best wishes,

Ana Bajzelj and Lynna Dhanani

*Crown-Jewel of the Jain Canon: Tracing the Textual Tradition of the Kalpa
Sūtra in Jain Scholastic and Spiritual Life*

This talk traces the historical development of the *Kalpa Sūtra* within
Mūrtipūjaka Jain scholastic and spiritual life. Whereas most studies
of the *Kalpa
Sūtra* begin with its later religious and artistic history—by which time it
had already been fixed at the apex of the Mūrtipūjaka canon—this talk
charts its long and layered history of compilation. It therefore
investigates the extensive pre-history of the text, which on close
examination reveals multiple strata of historical development. Focusing on
the Mūrtipūjaka milieu, the talk accordingly reconstructs the *Kalpa Sūtra*’s
production and reception over time and analyzes the impact it had on the
community’s social, scholastic, and religious life. In doing so, it
documents the religious professionals who were instrumental in shaping the
text as well as the pedagogical practices—such as commentarial exposition,
ritual recitation, and didactic instruction—which helped to embed the *Kalpa
Sūtra* within the broader performative and curricular context of Paryuṣaṇā.

*Corbett Costello* is a Visiting Professor in the Asian Studies Program at
Hamilton College where he teaches courses on South Asian languages,
literature, religion, and ecology. He holds a B.A. in Art History from the
University of Texas at Arlington, an M.A. in South Asian Studies from
Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in South Asian Languages and Literature
from the University of Washington. His current research focuses on the
intersections of Jain literary history, language practice, and manuscript
culture, with special interest in the patronage, production, and
performance of texts.


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Ana Bajzelj
Associate Professor
Shrimad Rajchandra Endowed Chair in Jain Studies
Department for the Study of Religion
Cooperating Faculty Member
Department of Philosophy
University of California, Riverside
Co-Chair, Jain Studies Unit, American Academy of Religion
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