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The Jaina Worldview A Study and Translation of the Philosophical Chapters of the Tattvārthādhigama
By Lucas den Boer
Copyright 2023
250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is an analysis of the philosophical chapters of the Tattvārthādhigama (TA), a foundational text for the Jaina tradition and the first text that presented the Jaina worldview in a clear and systematic way. The book also includes the first English translation of its oldest commentary, the Tattvārthādhigamabhāṣya (TABh).
Focusing on the philosophical sections of the TA and TABh,... Read more
1. Introduction; 2. The historical position of the Tattvārthādhigama and the bhāṣya; 3. Textual analysis; 4. Conclusion; 5. Appendix: translation; Index
Biography
Lucas den Boer is a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University/FWO, Department of Languages and Cultures, Belgium. His research interests centre on the history of Indian philosophy, with a particular focus on the social history of Indian thought in the first millennium CE.
