Yoga in Jainism

ISBN-13: 9781138493445 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 262 str.

Christopher Key Chapple

Opis

Jaina Studies is a relatively new and　rapidly expanding field of inquiry for scholars of Indian religion and philosophy. In Jainism, "yoga"　carries many meanings, and this book explores the definitions, nuances and applications of the term in relation to　Jainism from early times to the present. This book makes　an important contribution to the fields　of Yoga Studies,　Religious Studies, Philosophy, and South Asian Studies.

Spis treści

Introduction, Christopher Key Chapple 1. The Historical Development of the Jaina Yoga System and the Impacts of Other Yoga Systems on Jaina Yoga: A Comparative and Critical Study, Sagarmal Jain 2. Yoga in the Tattvārthasūtra, Jayandra Soni 3. Kundakunda versus Sāmkhya on the Soul, Johannes Bronkhorst 4. Extrasensory Perception (Yogi-Pratyaksa) in Jainism, Proofs of Its Existence and Its Soteriological Implications, Piotr Balcerowicz 5. Extrasensory Perception (Yogi-Pratyaksa) in Jainism and Its Refutations, Piotr Balcerowicz 6. The Jaina Yogas of Haribhadra Virahānka’s Yogabindu, Christopher Key Chapple 7. Hemacandra on Yoga, Olle Qvarnström 8. Ethics and Mysticism in Jaina Yoga Spirituality, Kamal Chand Sogani 9. Yaśovijaya’s View of Yoga, Jeffrey Long 10. When Will I Meet Such A Guru? Images of the Yogi in Digambar Hymns, John E. Cort 10. Preksā Dhyāna in Jaina Yoga: An Archetypal Ritual for the Proper Ordering of the Soul, Smita Kothari 11. Jain Modern Yoga: The Case of Preksā Dhyāna, Andrea R. Jain 12. Contemporary Expressions of Yoga in Jainism, Christopher Key Chapple

O autorze

Christopher Key Chapple　is the Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology　and Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University, USA.