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Saucier, Mélanie. "Worldly and Other-Worldly Ethics: The Nonhuman and Its Relationship to the Meaningful World of Jains." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20563.
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This thesis examines the intersection between religion and environmental ethics in Jainism. Religious traditions, as they confront the challenges of modernity, are redefining their traditional mores and narratives in ways that appear, and are, contemporary and relevant. One of the most striking ways in which Jains are accomplishing this, is through their self-presentation as inherently “ecological” through their use of “Western” animal rights discourse in tandem with traditional Jain doctrine. This essay seeks to explore the ways in which this is accomplished, and how these new understandings are being established and understood by members of this “living” community.
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Banks, Marcus. "Organizing Jainism in India and England /." Oxford : Clarendon press, 1992. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb355448018.
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Vallely, Anne Marie. "Women and the ascetic ideal in Jainism." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ41330.pdf.
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Pokinko, Tomasz. "Strategies for justifying violence in societal self-defense in Indian lay Jainism : a textual and ethnographic study." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=100249.
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This thesis examines Jaina strategies for justifying violence (himsa) in societal self-defense in contradistinction to the religion's overwhelming emphasis on nonviolence (ahimsa). The thesis' main focus is an ethnographic study of the views on societal self-defense of some contemporary lay Jainas in Delhi and Jaipur, India. I compare these views with the textual-historical Jaina position on ksatriya-dharma (the duty of kings) and "Just War," as advanced through ancient and medieval Jaina texts. Recent ethnographies omit the issue of Jaina attitudes to self-defense almost entirely. However, since India's nuclear tests in 1998, India has become a major Asian political, social and economic power. Indian Jainas have changed along with other Indians in the way that they see themselves in relation to the world and to other Indians. My findings suggest that major changes might have occurred since the latest ethnographic studies of Jainism in the nineties.
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Ashok, Kumar Kuldeep. "Clairvoyance in Jainism: Avadhijñāna in Philosophy, Epistemology and Literature." FIU Digital Commons, 2018. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3700.
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This thesis is an analytical study of the place of clairvoyance (avadhijñāna) in Jain epistemology and soteriology. It argues that avadhijñāna occupies an ambivalent position regarding both, since it is not solely attained by means of spiritual progression but may also spontaneously arise regardless of a being’s righteousness (samyaktva). Beginning with a survey of descriptions of avadhijñāna in the canons of each sect, including a translation of Nandisūtra 12-28, it examines how commentaries, philosophy and narrative literature developed and elaborated upon avadhijñāna as part of its epistemological system. Further, it examines the nexus of avadhijñāna and karma theory to understand the role of clairvoyance in the cultivation of the three jewels—correct perception, knowledge, and conduct—that lead to liberation (mokṣa). Finally, several examples of clairvoyants from Jain narratives show how clairvoyance reamined an ambivalent tool for virtuous transformation in popular literature.
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Barman, Ranjit Kumar. "Dharma as a moral value." Thesis, University of North Bengal, 2017. http://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/2706.
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St, John David. "Non-Ownership Principles as Understood by Lay Practitioners of Jainism and Quakerism." FIU Digital Commons, 2017. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3205.
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This thesis examines how lay members of the Jain and Quaker traditions understand and navigate ideals of non-ownership. The tenets of aparigraha (non-ownership) and the testimony of simplicity are explored to show how interpretation of sacred texts leave open the possibility for financial success.
Through interviews with members of Jain and Quaker communities in the US, and textual research, I assert that proper methods for earning, maintaining and using capital in each tradition transcend prohibitions against excess accumulation. Following Foucault and Weber, I show that proper ethical ways of earning and spending money depend on community-based interpretations and self-policing.
My research suggests that lay members focus on ethical ways to earn and spend money rather than the amount of wealth they possess. Due to these foci, transgressions of ideals are viewed within community-established norms, which maintain high levels of engagement with both the capital world and their own religious tradition.
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Barsam, Ara Paul. "'Reverence for life' : Albert Schweitzer's mystical theology and ethics." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365758.
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Shah, Vina. "An Examination of Haribhadra’s Aphoristic Text on Jain Yoga, the Yogaviṁśikā, and its Illumination in the Commentary of Yaśovijaya." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/17793.
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This thesis examines the eighth-century Śvetāmbara mendicant Haribhadra’s distinctive conception of yoga in his Prakrit text in verse, the Yogaviṁśikā, with an emphasis on the Sanskrit commentary of Yaśovijaya, the renowned Śvetāmbara mendicant who flourished in the seventeenth century. The focus is on nine of the twenty verses which constitute the Yogaviṁśikā. The thesis is presented in the form of two main chapters accompanied by Appendix I which contains an annotated translation of the complete text together with those portions of the commentary relating to the nine verses. The commentary on the verses not selected has been excluded. The first chapter deals with the life, times and works of both the author and the commentator and the second chapter discusses each of the key concepts of Haribhadra’s formulation of yoga. He states that all religious activity, done with a pure mind, that is instrumental in bringing about liberation is yoga. Underlying this definition of yoga are the fundamental Jain doctrines of karma and the fourteen stages of spiritual development, the tenet of dvi-dharma, purity, devotion and the path to liberation. Yaśovijaya explains these concepts in his commentary while drawing upon Haribhadra’s other works on yoga, including the Yogabindu, the Ṣoḍaśakaprakaraṇa and, to a lesser extent, the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya. Through his commentary, Yaśovijaya shows to what extent the Yogaviṁśikā is a valuable work on yoga philosophy and the importance, for both the Jain mendicant and layperson, of the daily practice of the veneration of the Jina as the religious activity instrumental in bringing about liberation.
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Hooper, Giles Ross. "A study of the “Twelve Reflections” (dvādaśa bhāvanāḥ) depicted by the eleventh-century Jain Digambara scholar Ācārya Śubhacandra in his “Ocean of Knowledge” (Jñānārṇava) and an analysis of his contribution to the development of Jain meditation practice." Thesis, University of Sydney, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/23724.
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The Jñānārṇava is a text on yoga and meditation composed in Sanskrit by the Digambara mendicant scholar, Śubhacandra (c. 11th century C.E.). In Chapter 2 of his text, he discusses twelve subjects for reflection: transience, helplessness, the cycle of rebirth, solitariness, difference between the body and the self, impurity of the body, influx of karma, preventing influx of karma, wearing away karma, the doctrine, the cosmos, and enlightenment. This thesis has two primary aims. The first is to investigate Śubhacandra’s formulation and presentation of the twelve reflections. The second is to consider the extent to which his articulation of them represents an original contribution to their application as part of Jain meditation practice and his role in their development as a subject for consideration within Jainism. The first chapter discusses the edition of the Jñānārṇava used as a basis for the English translation of Chapter 2 of this text, previous scholarship on the topic, what is known about Śubhacandra and presents an overview of his text. The second chapter examines the meaning of the word bhāvanā in the context of the twelve reflections, their emergence within Jainism, their role and modifications in their form and usage. Chapter three includes a description of the twelve reflections and discusses their benefit or purpose according to Śubhacandra. This thesis contends that they are premeditative in a general and specific sense. The fourth chapter compares Śubhacandra’s exposition with those in the Sarvārthasiddhi, Yaśastilaka Campū and Yogaśāstra. Chapter five presents the conclusions of this research. They include the likelihood that Śubhacandra’s approach to the twelve reflections is the original formulation of their conceptualisation as a preparation for practising Jain meditation; and that his presentation displays certain innovative features but that without further research it is difficult to conclude that it is typical of the Digambara tradition.
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Otterbine, Joseph R. "Youth-led Environmental Awareness: Initiatives Towards a Jain Faith Community Empowerment." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700090/.
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This project employs participatory action research methods in efforts to create a community specific environmental curriculum for the high school age youth at the only Jain faith community in the North Texas region. Aligned with the community’s goals, the youth led in deciding, creating, and carrying out initiatives that were aimed at increasing the level of awareness about environmental issues amongst community members. The research done by the youth aimed at looking at environmental issues through the lens of Jain doctrine. The final creation of a curriculum as a living document to be used by the youth in efforts to promote critical thinking skills and class discussion continues the participatory model. The curriculum encourages experiential and interpretative learning, which grants ownership of the topics to the youth themselves and ultimately empowering them to learn more and spread the importance of being environmentally friendly.
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Mehta, Venu Vrundavan. "An Ethnographic Study of Sectarian Negotiations among Diaspora Jains in the USA." FIU Digital Commons, 2017. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3204.
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This thesis argued that the Jain community in the diasporic context of the USA has invented a new form of Jainism. Sectarian negotiations are the distinguishing marks of the diaspora Jain community and their invented form of Jainism. Based on ethnographic study that is, interviews and observations conducted at four different sites (Jain temples/communities) from June-August 2016, the thesis examined the sectarian negotiations among the diaspora Jain community in the USA and the invented Jain tradition that is resulting from these negotiations. The central questions of the research on which this thesis is based were: 1) what are the levels, processes and results of sectarian negotiations within the Jain diaspora community in the USA, and 2) what is the nature and characteristic of the new form of Jainism, the invented tradition; and how do Jains in the USA experience and use it.
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Dutta, Devayani Mitra. "A survey of Jainism and Jaina art of Eastern India : with special emphasis on Bengal from the earliest period to the thirteenth century A. D. /." Kolkata (Inde) : R. N. Bhattacharya, 2004. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb401079809.
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van, Popering Ruben. "Jain Vegetarian Laws in the City of Palitana : Indefensible Legal Enforcement or Praiseworthy Progressive Moralism?" Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Centrum för tillämpad etik, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-119663.
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The city of Palitana, India, has become the first region known to legally install de facto meat bans, essentially making Palitana a vegetarian city by law. These legal steps seem to be the direct result of social pressure put on local legislators in the form of a mass hunger strike performed by local Jain monks. This thesis is aimed at discussing the background of this case, its connections to a broader general discussion of moral and ethical vegetarianism, and arguments in favor of and against the legal installment of a meat ban in the Palitana case. It is concluded that although the meat ban is ideologically and theoretically speaking ethically justifiable and defensible it is in practice, at least in its current form, not ethically desirable.
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Petit, Jérôme. "De la convention à la conviction : Banārasīdās dans l'histoire de la pensée digambara sur l'absolu." Thesis, Paris 3, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA030068/document.
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L’œuvre de Banārasīdās (1586-1643), marchand et poète jaina actif dans la région d’Agra, s’appuie sur la pensée du maître digambara Kundakunda (c. IIIe s. de notre ère) pour chanter la véritable nature du soi, intrinsèquement pur, réalité suprême d’un point de vue absolu (niścaya-naya). La condition laïque de Banārasīdās l’oblige pourtant à envisager aussi la religion d’un point de vue conventionnel (vyavahāra-naya), aidé en cela par des échelles de progression spirituelle ménagées par la doctrine jaina et décrites notamment par Nemicandra (Xe siècle). Il est intéressant de suivre en diachronie l’articulation entre les deux points de vue, depuis le Samayasāra, ouvrage fondateur de Kundakunda, jusqu’à Śrīmad Rājacandra, un saint personnage de la fin du XIXe siècle, en s’attardant particulièrement sur les membres du mouvement Adhyātma dont Banārasīdās a été l’un des plus brillants promoteursThe works of Banārasīdās (1586-1643), a Jain merchant and poet active in the region of Agra, is largely based on the thought of the Digambara philosopher Kundakunda (c. third century). The latter invited to search for the true nature of the self seen as the only reality from an absolute point of view (niścaya-naya). The layman condition of Banārasīdās obliged him to consider also his own religion from a conventional point of view (vyavahāra-naya). He was helped by his discovery of the spiritual scales prepared by the Jain doctrine and described in detail by Nemicandra (tenth century). It is rewarding to look at the articulation between the two points of view in a historical perspective, from the Samayasāra, the major work of Kundakunda, up to Śrīmad Rājacandra, a holy layman of the late nineteenth century, with a particular focus on the members of the Adhyātma movement whose Banārasīdās was one of the most successful instigators
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Astier, Alexandre. "Recherches sur l’iconographie de Kubera." Thesis, Paris 4, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA040064.
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Cette thèse a pour objet l’étude des images du dieu Kubera (nommé aussi Vaiśravaṇa ou Jambhala) dans le monde indien, de leur apparition (vers 150 avant notre ère) jusqu’au XIIe siècle. Dans l’hindouisme, Kubera a comme fonctions principales d’être le maître des yakṣa, le dieu de la richesse et le gardien (lokapāla) du nord. Kubera a été également intégré parmi les divinités mineures du bouddhisme et du jaïnisme. Cette thèse s’attache à présenter les caractéristiques de la personnalité de Kubera dans la littérature, puis à étudier chronologiquement l’évolution de son iconographie. Cette thèse cherche à démontrer que la personnalité de Kubera est plus riche et plus complexe que ce qui est généralement admis et que ses images sont en fait plus variées que ce que l’on pourrait penser. En plus de ses fonctions classiques, Kubera est ainsi fortement associé en milieu hindou à la fonction royale. Il est aussi fréquemment représenté avec Gaṇeśa et la déesse Lakṣmī. Ses « trésors » (nidhi) personnifiés (la Conque et le Lotus) ornent de nombreux sanctuaires. Son image est particulièrement complexe dans l’art du Gandhāra (entre le milieu du Ier siècle et le IIIe siècle de notre ère) où son iconographie résulte d’une fusion de ses fonctions traditionnelles avec la personne de Pāñcika, son général en chef et l’époux de Hāritī, ainsi qu’avec le dieu Pharro d’origine iranienne et avec l’Hermès/Mercure gréco-romain. Kubera peut également dans l’art bouddhique apparaître comme un gardien du Buddha et de son enseignement, tandis que dans le jaïnisme, il est à l’origine de l’image de la plupart des gardiens chargés de la protection personnelle des vingt-quatre JinaThis thesis is a study of the images of god Kubera (also called Vaiśravaṇa or Jambhala) in South Asia, from their origin (c. 150 B.C.) to the 12th century. In Hinduism, Kubera is mainly the Lord of the yakṣa, the Lord of Riches and the guardian (lokapāla) of the north. Kubera has also been included with the minor divinities of Buddhism and Jainism. The aim of this work is to present the features of Kubera’s character that can be found in literature and to study the chronological evolution of his iconography. This thesis seeks to prove that Kubera’s personality is more complex and richer than generally admitted, and that his images are more varied than one might think. In addition to his traditional roles, Kubera in Hinduism is strongly linked to sovereignty. He is often represented in association with Gaṇeśa and goddess Lakṣmī. His personified “treasures” (nidhi), the Conch-Shell and the Lotus, decorate numerous temples. Kubera’s image is particularly complex in Gandharan art (1st to 3rd centuries A.D.) where his iconography is the result of the fusion of his traditional functions with Pāñcika (Kubera’s general in chief and Hāritī’s husband), Iranian god Pharro and Greco-Roman god Hermes/Mercury. In Buddhist art, Kubera can be a protector of the Buddha and His Law, whereas in Jainism, he has given rise to most images of the guardians in charge of protecting the twenty-four Jinas
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Yang, Ying. "Equity research - Jaingsu Jiangsu Yanghe." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/17627.
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Mestrado em FinançasEste estudo contém uma avaliação da Jiangsu Yanghe elaborada de acordo com o Projeto de Trabalho Final do Programa de Mestrado em Finanças do ISEG. O Relatório de Avaliação segue as recomendações do CFA Institute (Pinto, Henry, Robinson, e Stowe, 2010). O presente relatório é emitido considenado a informação pública sobre a Jiangsu Yanghe disponível em 31 de Dezembro de 2018. Deste modo, o relatório não tem em consideração eventos ou circunstâncias que tenham ocorrido posteriormente a esta data. O preço-alvo foi obtido com recurso a métodos de avaliação absoluta, especificamente o método dos Fluxos de Caixa Descontados (DCF). Os pressupostos considerados neste estudo resultaram de uma análise exaustiva tanto de dados históricos divulgados publicamente pela empresa, como de bases de dados, como o S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg L.P. e a Thomson Reuters Datastream. Com um preço-alvo de ¥141.8 para FA18 e um potencial de valorização de 16.31% face ao atual ¥121.9, a recomendação final para a Jiangsu Yanghe é de "Buy".
This study contains the valuation of Jiangsu Yanghe elaborated in accordance with ISEG´s Finance Master´s Final Work Project. Our Equity Research follows the adaptable format of a research report recommended by the CFA Institute (Pinto, Henry, Robinson, and Stowe, 2010). This research is issued considering the public available information on Jiangsu Yanghe on December 31st, 2018. Thus, the report does not take into account any events or circumstances which have arisen after this date. The target price was derived recurring to absolute valuation methods, specifically to the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Approach. The assumptions considered to conduct this study were the result of a thorough analysis of both the historical data publicly disclosed by the company and data from various sources, such as S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg L.P. and Thomson Reuters Datastream. With a price target of ¥141.8 for YE18 and an upside potential of 16.31% from current ¥121.9, the final recommendation for Jiangsu Yanghe stands for "Buy".
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Paz, Anthony. "The Tensions of Karma and Ahimsa: Jain Ethics, Capitalism, and Slow Violence." FIU Digital Commons, 2016. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2476.
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This thesis investigates the nature of environmental racism, a by-product of “slow violence” under capitalism, from the perspective of Jain philosophy. By observing slow violence through the lens of Jain doctrine and ethics, I investigate whether the central tenets of ahimsa and karma are philosophically anti-capitalist, and if there are facets within Jain ethics supporting slow violence. By analyzing the ascetic and lay ethical models, I conclude that the maximization of profit and private acquisition of lands/resources are capitalist attributes that cannot thrive efficiently under a proper Jain ethical model centered on ahimsa (non-harm, non-violence) and world-denying/world-renouncing practices. Conversely, karma and Jain cosmology has the potential to support slow violence when considering their philosophical and fatalistic implications. Furthermore, by connecting the theory of slow violence with the theory of microaggressions, I assert that, while resolving microaggressions, Jainism’s highly individualistic ethical system can hinder confronting slow violence.
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Hegewald, Julia A. B. "Jaina temple architecture in India the development of a distinct language in space and ritual." Berlin G-+-H-Verl, 2008. http://d-nb.info/994864531/04.
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Helmer, Gabriele Rosalie. "Jaina in Antwerpen eine religionsgeschichtliche Studie." München AVM, 2008. http://d-nb.info/993315666/04.
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Shimizu, Akiko. "The Religious Life of the Murtipujaka Jains of Rup Nagar Temple Community in Delhi, India." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.496307.
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Scholz, Sabine. "The Digambara Jainas of South Maharashtra and North Karnataka since the late 19th century : towards the establishment of collective religious identity and a Digambara Jaina community." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-digambara-jainas-of-south-maharashtra-and-north-karnataka-since-the-late-19th-centurytowards-the-establishment-of-collective-religious-identity-and-a-digambara-jaina-community(ac458b3d-61d2-4352-87f8-771b391877e9).html.
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This thesis aims at locating the position of the Jainas within the Indian religious landscape. From the second half of the 19th century onwards, novel concepts of collective religious identities and the formation of exclusive communities among religious lines have led to the establishment of the popular image of India's religious landscape as consisting of a Hindu majority and several religious minorities. This model is based on exclusive, often antagonistic religious categories. However, by discussing the position of the Jainas within the framework of India's religious pluralism, the present thesis attempts to question this popular concept. As will be argued, similar to members of other religious traditions, among Jainas too the identity discourse of the intellectual elite has introduced broader supra-locally, supra-caste-based concepts of community. However, this process of collective identity and community formation has not been based on, in Harjot Oberoi's terms, the 'construction of religious boundaries' (1994) between Jainas and Hindus. These `blurred boundaries´ between Hindus and Jainas in the modern Jaina identity discourse defy a concrete positioning of the Jainas within the framework of India's religious landscape.This thesis will begin with the analysis of the late 19th and early 20th century Jaina discourse of Western orientalists and intellectual Jainas, and its impact on the `definition´ of `Jaina values´ and the Jainas as a `community´. Mainly focusing on the regional sub-group of the Digambara Jainas of South Maharashtra and North Karnataka, the research will also discuss the impact of non-middle-class `agents´ in the process of community building among Jainas. In this respect it will be argued that lay-ascetic interaction and the performance of distinct rituals and festivals largely contribute to the establishment of community among Digambara Jainas. The strict practice of Digambara ascetics also adds the element of asceticism to the `Jaina values´, which have been propagated by intellectual lay Jaina individuals and organisations from the early 20th century onwards. These propagated `Jaina values´, most prominently among them ahiṃsā and tolerance, make Jainism the most suitable religion for modern times, and symbolise ancient Indian `values´ in their `purest form´.However, regarding the Jainas as a `community´, this Jaina discourse has remained rather vague and abstract. This vagueness finds its most concrete expression in the still undecided legal status of the Jainas regarding their inclusion among the nationwide religious minorities. In comparison to other Indian religious minority traditions, the Sikhs and Buddhists in particular, the `Jaina case´ suggests a complexity of collective religious identifications in the Indian religious landscape, which defies any fixed model.
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Banks, M. J. "On the Srawacs or Jains : processes of division and cohesion among two Jain communities in India and England." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1985. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/272932.
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COUSINS, L. S. "BOOK REVIEW: Padmanabh S. Jaini, Collected Papers on Buddhist Studies, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2001, xvii + 557 Pp. Rs. 595." 名古屋大学大学院文学研究科インド文化学研究室 (Department of Indian Studies, Graduate School of Letters, Nagoya University), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/19230.
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Özyagci, Özlem Zehra. "Truthful Incentive Mechanism for Mobile Crowdsensing." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-188492.
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Smart devices have become one of the fundamental communication and computing devices in people's everyday lives over the past decade. Their various sensors and wireless connectivity have paved the way for a new application area called mobile crowdsensing where sensing services are provided by using the sensor outputs collected from smart devices. A mobile crowdsensing system's service quality heavily depends on the participation of smart device users who probably expect to be compensated in return for their participation. Therefore, mobile crowdsensing applications need incentive mechanisms to motivate such people into participating. In this thesis, we first defined a reverse auction based incentive mechanism for a representative mobile crowdsensing system. Then, we integrated the Vickrey-Clarke- Groves mechanism into the initial incentive mechanism so as to investigate whether truthful bidding would become the dominant strategy in the resulting incentive mechanism. We demonstrated by theoretical analysis that overbidding was the dominant strategy in the base incentive mechanism, whereas truthful bidding was the dominant strategy in the derived incentive mechanism when the VCG mechanism was applicable. Finally, we conducted simulations of both incentive mechanisms in order to measure the fairness of service prices and the fairness of cumulative participant earnings using Jain's fairness index. We observed that both the fairness of service prices and the fairness of cumulative participant earnings were generally better in the derived incentive mechanism when the VCG mechanism was applied. We also found that at least 70% of service requests had fair prices, while between 5% and 85% of participants had fair cumulative earnings in both incentive mechanisms.
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Su, Ling-jhang, and 蘇淩彰. "A Study on Jainism in the Buddhist Āgamas." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54408190691343241054.
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Long, Jeffery D. "Plurality and relativity : Whitehead, Jainism, and the reconstruction of religious pluralism /." 2000. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:9965115.
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Joseph, Brian D. "Order and society the constructive power of Dāna in Hinduism and Jainism /." 1994. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/32283696.html.
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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1994.Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-129).
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Ueng, Sheau Hui, and 翁小惠. "Comparative Research for the idea of "Non-Killing" in Early Buddhism over Jainism and Manusmrti." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04436241404218510275.
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Formation of idea, sometimes comes from many aspects of fusion and exchange. Comparative research for the idea of "non-killing" in Early Buddhism usually needs to look at its era as a background. How exactly did Buddha's "non-killing" idea come into being? What kind of Indian culture cultivated the "non-killing" idea and what kind of religious faith became the spirit of "non-killing" idea? To find out the spirit of "non-killing" idea in Early Buddhism, one has to look at the cultural background of ancient India, where "Manusmrti" doctrines and "Jainism"-a syncronous communion with "Buddha-śāsana" served as great references and important roles to such thinking in that era. Following the timeframe, this thesis starts from the "Jainism" communion in ancient India, to the "non-killing" idea in Early Buddhism. Also the discussion of doctrines in "Manusmrti" related to this thinking are kernelled in this thesis as well. This thesis intends to provide an integrated analysis of the "non-killing" idea from four "āgama sutranta-pitaka" doctrines, including the Buddha-preached "Sajyuktāgama" the " Madhyamāgama" the "Dīrghāgama" and the "Ekottarikāgama" etc., in Early Buddhism era. As for the "Jainism" this thesis focuses on its rigid "Ahimsa" precept. This thesis also tries to figure out how "Manusmrti" doctrines, built up fundamentally based on Veda's highly valued ritualism, could advocate the "non-killing" idea at the same time, in order to further comprehend the idea under ancient Indian cultural background. With integrated introduction, analysis, and research, hope this thesis make better senses of the comparative research for the idea of "non-killing" and its primary notions, to clear confusion and enhance understanding.
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Kothari, Smita. "Dana and Dhyana in Jaina Yoga: A Case Study of Preksadhyana and the Terapanth." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43620.
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This dissertation examines the role one aspect of the Jaina tradition plays in a
globalized world in the 21st century vis-a-vis an economically viable, socially just, and
ecologically sustainable society. I address this by means of an in-depth study of dana
(giving, gifting, charity) and dhyana (meditation) conducting a case study of
preksadhyana, a form of meditation developed by the Terapanth, a Svetambara Jaina
sect, in 1975 and their stance on dana. These practices, the Terapanth claim, are
transformative on an individual and societal level. I argue that while preksadhyana’s
spiritually transformative influence remains narrowly circumscribed to the individual
level, nevertheless it allows the Terapanth to participate in the booming economy of the
transnational yoga market. Yet, as my analyses of their historically controversial position
on dana vis-a-vis the Jaina position on dana and the recent change in this position within
the Terapanth reveal, their ability to transform the world is limited to their own
community. I explore, through participation/observation, how preksadhyana as a
performative ritual brings an individual closer to spiritual liberation, and attempt to
demonstrate how the Terapanth construct this practice as a form of modern yoga by using
authoritative discourses of science and scripture. I conclude by offering some final
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thoughts on how successful the Terapanth are in their dissemination of preksadhyana to a
global audience and what role the authoritative discourses of science and scripture play in
the evaluation and/or erosion of Jaina theology.
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Baig, Anwar K. A. "The Jainas in Karnataka: A study in social formation." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/2009/1481.
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Kumari, Vasantha. "Socio-religious life of the Jains under the wodeyars of mysore (1600-1900AD)." Thesis, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/2009/2122.
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Alfantoukh, Lina Abdulaziz. "Multi-Stakeholder Consensus Decision-Making Framework Based on Trust and Risk." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/18885.
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)This thesis combines human and machine intelligence for consensus decision-making, and it contains four interrelated research areas. Before presenting the four research areas, this thesis presents a literature review on decision-making using two criteria: trust and risk. The analysis involves studying the individual and the multi-stakeholder decision-making. Also, it explores the relationship between trust and risk to provide insight on how to apply them when making any decision. This thesis presents a grouping procedure of the existing trust-based multi-stakeholder decision-making schemes by considering the group decision-making process and models. In the first research area, this thesis presents the foundation of building multi-stakeholder consensus decision-making (MSCDM). This thesis describes trust-based multi-stakeholder decision-making for water allocation to help the participants select a solution that comes from the best model. Several criteria are involved when deciding on a solution such as trust, damage, and benefit. This thesis considers Jain's fairness index as an indicator of reaching balance or equality for the stakeholder's needs. The preferred scenario is when having a high trust, low damages and high benefits. The worst scenario involves having low trust, high damage, and low benefit. The model is dynamic by adapting to the changes over time. The decision to select is the solution that is fair for almost everyone. In the second research area, this thesis presents a MSCDM, which is a generic framework that coordinates the decision-making rounds among stakeholders based on their influence toward each other, as represented by the trust relationship among them. This thesis describes the MSCDM framework that helps to find a decision the stakeholders can agree upon. Reaching a consensus decision might require several rounds where stakeholders negotiate by rating each other. This thesis presents the results of implementing MSCDM and evaluates the effect of trust on the consensus achievement and the reduction in the number of rounds needed to reach the final decision. This thesis presents Rating Convergence in the implemented MSCDM framework, and such convergence is a result of changes in the stakeholders' rating behavior in each round. This thesis evaluates the effect of trust on the rating changes by measuring the distance of the choices made by the stakeholders. Trust is useful in decreasing the distances. In the third research area, this thesis presents Rating Convergence in the implemented MSCDM framework, and such convergence is a result of changes in stakeholders' rating behavior in each round. This thesis evaluates the effect of trust on the rating changes by measuring the perturbation in the rating matrix. Trust is useful in increasing the rating matrix perturbation. Such perturbation helps to decrease the number of rounds. Therefore, trust helps to increase the speed of agreeing upon the same decision through the influence. In the fourth research area, this thesis presents Rating Aggregation operators in the implemented MSCDM framework. This thesis addresses the need for aggregating the stakeholders' ratings while they negotiate on the round of decisions to compute the consensus achievement. This thesis presents four aggregation operators: weighted sum (WS), weighted product (WP), weighted product similarity measure (WPSM), and weighted exponent similarity measure (WESM). This thesis studies the performance of those aggregation operators in terms of consensus achievement and the number of rounds needed. The consensus threshold controls the performance of these operators. The contribution of this thesis lays the foundation for developing a framework for MSCDM that facilitates reaching the consensus decision by accounting for the stakeholders' influences toward one another. Trust represents the influence.
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(6586319), LIna Abdulaziz Alfantoukh. "Multi-Stakeholder Consensus Decision-Making Framework Based on Trust and Risk." Thesis, 2019.
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This thesis combines human and machine intelligence for consensus decision-making, and it contains four interrelated research areas. Before presenting the four research areas, this thesis presents a literature review on decision-making using two criteria: trust and risk. The analysis involves studying the individual and the multi-stakeholder decision-making. Also, it explores the relationship between trust and risk to provide insight on how to apply them when making any decision. This thesis presents a grouping procedure of the existing trust-based multi-stakeholder decision-making schemes by considering the group decision-making process and models. In the first research area, this thesis presents the foundation of building multi-stakeholder consensus decision-making (MSCDM). This thesis describes trust-based multi-stakeholder decision-making for water allocation to help the participants select a solution that comes from the best model. Several criteria are involved when deciding on a solution such as trust, damage, and benefit. This thesis considers Jain's fairness index as an indicator of reaching balance or equality for the stakeholder's needs. The preferred scenario is when having a high trust, low damages and high benefits. The worst scenario involves having low trust, high damage, and low benefit. The model is dynamic by adapting to the changes over time. The decision to select is the solution that is fair for almost everyone. In the second research area, this thesis presents a MSCDM, which is a generic framework that coordinates the decision-making rounds among stakeholders based on their influence toward each other, as represented by the trust relationship among them. This thesis describes the MSCDM framework that helps to find a decision the stakeholders can agree upon. Reaching a consensus decision might require several rounds where stakeholders negotiate by rating each other. This thesis presents the results of implementing MSCDM and evaluates the effect of trust on the consensus achievement and the reduction in the number of rounds needed to reach the final decision. This thesis presents Rating Convergence in the implemented MSCDM framework, and such convergence is a result of changes in the stakeholders' rating behavior in each round. This thesis evaluates the effect of trust on the rating changes by measuring the distance of the choices made by the stakeholders. Trust is useful in decreasing the distances. In the third research area, this thesis presents Rating Convergence in the implemented MSCDM framework, and such convergence is a result of changes in stakeholders' rating behavior in each round. This thesis evaluates the effect of trust on the rating changes by measuring the perturbation in the rating matrix. Trust is useful in increasing the rating matrix perturbation. Such perturbation helps to decrease the number of rounds. Therefore, trust helps to increase the speed of agreeing upon the same decision through the influence. In the fourth research area, this thesis presents Rating Aggregation operators in the implemented MSCDM framework. This thesis addresses the need for aggregating the stakeholders' ratings while they negotiate on the round of decisions to compute the consensus achievement. This thesis presents four aggregation operators: weighted sum (WS), weighted product (WP), weighted product similarity measure (WPSM), and weighted exponent similarity measure (WESM). This thesis studies the performance of those aggregation operators in terms of consensus achievement and the number of rounds needed. The consensus threshold controls the performance of these operators. The contribution of this thesis lays the foundation for developing a framework for MSCDM that facilitates reaching the consensus decision by accounting for the stakeholders' influences toward one another. Trust represents the influence.