[INDOLOGY] Liberation in Jainism – articles

[Anubhav Jain]

Dear Nataliya,

Please find below a few recommended resources regarding liberation in the
Jaina philosophy. While there are many more available, these should provide
a foundation for your student's research.


Bajželj, Ana. “Like a Castor Seed: Jaina Philosophers on the Nature of
Liberation.” *The Journal of Hindu Studies* 12, 1 (2019): 28–48.

Bhatt, Bansidhar. “The Concept of Self and Liberation in Early Jaina
Āgamas.” In *Self and Consciousness: Indian Interpretation*, 132–72.
Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications for Centre for Indian and Interreligious
Studies, 1989.

Bronkhorst, Johannes. “Kundakunda versus Sāṃkhya on the Soul.” In *Svasti:
Essays  in  Honour  of  Prof.  Hampa  Nāgarājaiah  for  His  75th  Birthday*,
edited by Nalini Balbir, 215–26. Muddushree Granthamale 75. Bangalore: K.
S.  Muddapa  Smaraka  Trust, 2010.

Gorisse, Marie Hélène. “Characterising the Self: Knowledge and Liberation
in the Samayasāra.” In *Cāruśrī. Essays in Honour of Svastiśrī Carukīrti
Bhaṭṭāraka Paṭṭācārya*, edited by Hampasandra Naganarajaiah and Jayandra
Soni, 95–107. Bangalore: Sapna Book House, 2019.

Jaini, Padmanabh S. *Gender & salvation: Jaina debates on the spiritual
liberation of women*. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991.

Glasenapp, Helmuth von. *Jainism An Indian Religion of Salvation. An
English Translation of Der Jainismus Eine Indische Erlösungsreligion by
Shridhar B*. Translated by Shrotri Lala Sudnar Lal Jain. Vol. XIV. Research
Series. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass, 1925.

Jain, Jagdish Prasad “Sadhak”. *Salvation Through Self-Discipline:
Niyamsara of Kundakunda*. Translated by Translated with an Introduction by
Jagdish Prasad Jain “Sadhak”. New Delhi: Radiant Publishers, 2005.

Johnson, William. J. *Harmless Souls: Karmic Bondage and Religious Change
in Early Jainism with Special Reference to Umāsvāti and Kundakunda*. Lala
Sundar Lal Jain Research Series, IX. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
Private Limited, 1995.

Zydenbos, Robert J. (1983). Mokṣa in Jainism, According to Umāsvāti.
Wiesbaden: Fr. Steiner.


Kind regards,
Anubhav
SOAS, University of London

On Mon, 4 May 2026 at 18:05, Nataliya Yanchevskaya via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> One of my undergraduate students is working on a paper comparing
> conceptions of liberation in Hinduism and Jainism, and I am writing to ask
> whether any of you could recommend scholarly articles or book chapters on
> the topic of liberation in Jainism. Any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.
> Nataliya
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> Princeton University
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