mokshamargasya netaram bhettaram karmabhubhrtam
jñataram vishvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Jaya Jinendra

JAINA YOGA (English)
A Survey of the Medieval Shravakacaras
By R. Williams
First published in Oxford : 1963
1998 220 x 145 mm 296 pp
81 208 0775 8 Hardcover Rs. 290

This is a uniquely insightful work on Jain Shravakacaras. The
Shravakacaras have been thoroughly examined by the author.
Additional information is also given on the authors of each
book.

The author has attempted to describe the contents of Jain
Shravakacaras, and has studied the earliest and most
authentic Shravakacaras found in both Digambara as well as
Shvetambara traditions.

A vast amount of Jain literature is found in old Kannada and
Tamil and has concentrated instead only on the works
written in Sanskrit and Prakrit. He has not referred to
modern texts written in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati.

Almost all shravakacaras have been composed by monks,
Digambara Pandit Ashadhara being the only exception.

Prof. R. Williams starts the book with a deeply researched
and accurate Introduction where he explains the concept,
history and describes the most significant modern
interpretative works on Shravakacaras.

An excellent work. Balanced, rational and well-researched.
A benchmark for Jain scholarship.

The chapters read as under:
1. Authors: Shvetambara Sampradaya
2. Authors: Digambara Sampradaya
3. The Ratnatraya
4. Categories of Shravakas
5. Categories of food
6. Samyaktva and Mithyatva
7. The Mula Gunas
8. The Vratas
9. The Ahimsa Vrata
10. The Satya Vrata
11. The Asteya Vrata
12. The Brahma Vrata
13. The Aparigraha Vrata
14. The Dig Vrata
15. The Bhogopabhoga Parimana Vrata
16. Ratri Bhojana
17. The Abhakshya
18. The Ananta Kayas
19. The Professions
20. The Anarthadanda Vrata
21. The Samayika Vrata
22. The Desavakasika Vrata
23. The Posadhopvasa Vrata
24. The Dana Vrata
25. The Sallekhana Vrata
26. The Pratimas
27. The Dinacarya
28. The Necessary Duties
29. The Namaskara
30. The Caitya Vandana
31. The Vandanaka
32. Pratikramana and Alocana
33. Pratyakhyana
34. The Kayotsarga
35. The Puja
36. The Ashatanas
37. Pramada
38. The Yatra
39. The Caitya
40. Svadhyaya
41. Tapas
42. Dhyana
43. Vinaya and Vaiyavrtti
44. The Anuprekshas
45. The Bhavanas
46. The Kalas
47. The Seven Vyasanas
48. The Gatis
49. The Shravaka Gunas
50. The Kriyas
Appendix

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Manish

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