Jainism in Indian Philosophy

Contents: Foreword by Prof. B.K. Dolai. Preface. Introduction. I. A brief sketch of the important doctrines of the Jaina: 1. Validity of Pramana. 2. Pratyaksa Pramana and its classification. 3. Samvyavaharika pratyaksa. 4. Iha, Avagraha, Avaya and Dharana. 5. Paramarthika Pratyaksa. 6. Smrti Pramana. 7. Pratybhijna Pramana. 8. Tarka Pramana. 9. Anumana Pramana. 10. Agama Pramana. 11. Anekantavada. 12. Syadvada. 13. Nayavada. 14. Niksepa. 15. Anekantavada. 16. Dravya. 17. Jiva. 18. Ajiva. 19. Dharma. 20. Samvara. 21. Bandha. 22. Asrava. 23. Pudgala. 24. Akasa. 25. Moksa. 26. Mind. 27. Sense organs. 28. Omniscience. 29. Karma. II. Jaina philosophy as presented in Nyaya and Vaisesika system: 1. Sense organs. 2. Creation of the body. 3. Sarvanityatvavada. 4. Components of inferential cognition. 5. Pramanyavada. 6. Sabdagrahanaprakriya. 7. Agama pramana. 8. Anekantavada. 9. Inconsistency of the statement of the Tirthankara. 10. No distinction between java and ajava. III. Jaina philosophy as presented in Vedanta system: 1. Jainism as presented in Advaita Vedanta philosophy. 2. Anekantavada. 3. Objections and arguments against Anekantavada. 4. Answers from the Jaina point of view. 5. Objection on the Jaina concept on soul. 6. Answers to the objection. 7. Some remarks. 8. Dvaitadvaits's presentation on Jaina philosophy. 9. Objections on theory of Creation. 10. Objections on causes of salvations. 11. Answers to the objections from the Jaina point of view. 12. Jainism as presented in Dvaita Vedanta system of Indian philosophy. 13. Jainism as presented in Visistadvaita philosophy. IV. Jaina philosophy as presented in Buddhist literature: 1. Concept of reality. 2. Concept of soul. 3. Omniscience. 4. Perception and its object. 5. Determinate perception. 6. Smrti as pramana. 7. Pratyabhijna pramana. 8. Anumana pramana. 9. Anekantavada. 10. Syadvada. 11. Dharmakirti's presentation. 12. Pranakaragupta's presentation. 13. Karnakogomin's presentation. 14. Nagarjuna's presentation. 15. Chandrakirti's presentation. 16. Arcata's presentation. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index. 

"The book is the first work of its kind where the scholar has collected the references to Jain doctrines from the vast literature of three systems of Indian philosophy, namely Nyaya-vaisesika Vedanta and Buddhists for the first time. Organised in five chapters the observations of the scholar in the last chapter of conclusion is interestingly revealing. 

Unhesitatingly the author has passed remarks as to how Jain doctrines are misinterpreted, often out of the context and are branded as contradictory. In most of the cases the scholar has shown how the so called contradictions pointed out by rival schools are apparent without any substantial base and are justified in the main framework of their system." (jacket)