mokshamargasya netaram bhettaram karmabhubhrtam
jñataram vishvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Jaya Jinendra

GENDER AND SALVATION (English)
Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women
By Prof. Padmanabh S. Jaini
Foreword by Prof. Robert P. Goldman
Published first in 1991 by The University of California
1992 240 x 160 mm 229 pp
81 215 0553 2 Hardcover Rs. 300

In the Jain tradition, there is no agreement over the Moksha
of women in that birth. There is a manyata bheda in the two
traditions, Digambara and Shvetambara. Dr. Jaini is a hugely
respected modern scholar of Jainism, and Professor of
Buddhist studies at University of California, Berkeley. He
"brings to light heretofore untranslated texts evidencing a
centuries old debate between the two principal Jain sects,
the Digambaras and the Shvetambaras on the critical issue
of whether or not women can attain spiritual liberation."

Age-old Digambara attitudes towards stri mukti were
questioned for the first time from within the community by
Prof. Hiralal Jain in the early decades of the 20th century,
based on his findings in the Shatkhandagama (Scripture in
Six Parts). Great controversy erupted over his article and
the issue of stri mukti remains a sensitive one.

Jaini traces age-old views on stri mukti of the Digambaras
and Shvetambaras. He explores the Prakrit and Sanskrit
texts of both sects that deal with the issue. He quotes them
and systematically discusses the arguments offered by both
sides. As an impartial scholar, he leaves the reader to form
his own opinion.

It is a sign of Jaini's vast scholarship that despite dealing
with a sensitive issue that has been the subject of intense
sectarian debate, he exemplifies scholarly objectivity and
does not tread on sectarian corns.

The book is highly erudite and informative, written by an
authority on Jainism and Buddhism. A must read for every
Indologist and student of Jainism.

The Chapters are as follows:

Foreword, by Robert P. Goldman
Preface
Introduction
1. The Sutraprabhrta (Suttapahuda) of the Digambara Acarya
Kundakunda (150 CE)

2. The Strinirvanaprakarana with the Svopajñavrtti of the
Yapaniya Acarya Shakatayana (814-867 CE)

3. The Nyayakumudacandra of the Digambara Acarya
Prabhacandra (980-1065 CE)

4. The Tatparyavrtti of the Digambara Acarya Jayasena
(1180 CE) A Commentary on the Pravacanasara of
Kundakunda

5. The Tarkarahasyadipikavrtti of the Shvetambara Acarya
Gunaratna (1343-1418 CE) : A Commentary on the
Saddarshanasamuccaya of Haribhadra

6. The Yuktiprabodha with Svopajñavrtti of the Shvetambara
Upadhyaya Meghavijaya (1653-1704 CE)

Appendix : Sanskrit text of the Stri moksha Section of the
Nyayakumudacandra

Concordance and Glossary of Sanskrit and Prakrit Words

Bibliography

Index of Names

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