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082			_a294.4 Sh921 J _b100409
100			_aShugan C. Jain _aPrakash C. Jain
245			_aSocial Consciousness in Jainism
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew Delhi _bNew Bharatiya Book Corporation _c2014
300			_a275
500			_aJainism is often considered as an other worldly religion which puts great emphasis on asceticism and salvation. This is particularly thought so about Digambar Jainism. However- asceticism in Shwetambar as well as Digambar Jainism is only one side of the proverbial coin-the other being the fact that Jainism equally emphasizes the in worldly things- the individual well being and human welfare in society. The Jain religious values and ethics- specially ahimsa and aparigraha and the philosophical doctrines of Karma- anekantavad and syadvada are all geared to a better social as well as individual life. This book on Jainism and social consciousness is illustrative of this reality. It is mainly due to this social consciousness inherent in Jainism that the Jains have been able to contribute immensely to the richness of Indian economic- cultural and social life over the millennia.
650			_aJainism--Doctrines _aJainism--Social aspects
942			_cBK