Dear Indology-jana,

Tomorrow, Saturday, May 23 at 17.00 GMT (1:00 PM Eastern Time, 10:00 AM Pacific Time), the Jain Studies Program at Florida International University will continue its interactive Online Lecture Series on Jain Texts. Ven. Samani Unnata Pragya and I will be your hosts.

The lecture will be delivered by Prof. Christopher Key Chapple of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. The title of his talk is “The Ethics of the Acaranga Sutra.”

To join in to hear his lecture and have the chance to ask questions at the end, please log in tohttps://connect.fiu.edu/jainstudies/

You may log in as a “Guest.” It would be helpful if you indicate your full name so we can identify you during the Q&A.

The lecture will be recorded and archived for later viewing on FIU's Jain Studies Website: jainstudies.fiu.edu

You may also see our list of upcoming speakers in this interactive online series on our website:
May 30: Emory University’s newest professor, Dr. Ellen Gough, will speak on “Enlightenment and Liberation in the Acaranga Sutra.” 
June 6:  K.C. Sogani of the Apabhramsa Sahitya Academy of Jaipur, and Ven. Samani Unnata Pragya, formerly of FIU, will discuss the figure of "Mahavira in the Acaranga Sutra."

More information may be found on the lecture series at the Jain Studies website by clicking on “Upcoming Events” and then “More Information."

I look forward to “seeing” you online tomorrow! 

With best wishes (and apologies for cross-posting),
Steve

Steven M. Vose
Bhagwan Mahavir Assistant Professor of Jain Studies
Director, Jain Studies Program
Department of Religious Studies
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St., DM 302
Miami, FL 33199 USA
jainstudies.fiu.edu