Padmanabh S Jaini
Biographic Data
| ID | 583190 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Padmanabh S Jaini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Padmanabh S |
| FAMILY NAME | Jaini |
| SIGNATURE | JAINI P S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1958 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pāṇḍava-Purāṇa of Vādicandra
Pāṇḍava-Purāṇa of Vādicandra
Jain Sectarian Debates
Umāsvāti on the Quality of Sukha
Subodhālaṅkāra (Porāṅa-ṭtīkā, Abhinava-ṭtīkā)
Collected Papers on Jaina Studies
They cover a wide range of topics including the Jaina view of the nature of reality, the doctrine of karma, the problem of rebirth, the idea of omniscience, the aptitude for salvation, and the assimilation of Hindu myths and rituals
Collected Papers on Buddhist Studies
They cover a wide range of topics including comparative studies with Jainism, of Maitreya based on narratives from the Jatakas and Mahayana Sutras, and selections from Buddhist ritual texts
Viyāhapannatti (Bhagavai), The Fifth Anga of the Jaina Canon
Pāndava-Purāna of Vādicandra
Pāndava-Purāna of Vādicandra
Jaina monks from Mathura
Among the thousands of Jaina images found throughout India, those from Mathura produced during the Kuṣāṇa period are unique, for they alone contain representations of unclothed Jaina ascetics holding a single small piece of cloth in such a way as to cover their nudity. These curious figures cannot be identified with monks of the present-day Jaina sects of the Digambaras, who practise total nudity, or of the Śvetāmbaras, who wear two long pieces o…
Gender and Salvation
Is a total renunciation of clothing a prerequisite to attaining salvation? In Gender and Salvation, P. S. Jaini brings to light heretofore untranslated texts centering on a centuries-old debate between the two principal Jaina sects, the Digambaras and the Svetambaras. At the core of the debate is the question: should gender-based differences of biology and life experience condition or limit an individual's ability to accomplish the ultimate relig…
On the Ignorance of the Arhat
Ākāravattārasutta
Paññāsa-Jātaka or Zimme Paṇṇāsa (In the Burmese Recension), Vol. II
The Sanskrit fragments of Vinītadeva's Triṃśikā-ṭīkā
Scholars conversant with the history of the Yogācāra/Vijñnavāda school are familiar with the names of Vasubandhu and his renowned commentator, Sthiramati; the Buddhist logicians Dignāga and Dharmakīrti, who are also associated with that school, are equally well known for their scholastic achievements. A later commentator important in both schools is Vinītadeva (c. 645-715), who has received a great deal of attention in recent years. No less than …
Mahābhāratamotifs in the JainaPāṇḍava-Purāṇa
Judged in the context of the 18 Purāṇas, or even the 180 Upa-, or Subsidiary Purāṇas, the title,Pāṇḍava-Purāṇa, must seem unusual, since the Pāṇḍavas are neither gods nor avatāras, nor sages; for it is the exploits of these divine or semi-divine figures that form the subject matter of the traditional Purāṇas. The Jainas' choice of this title would therefore appear to be a deliberate effort to present a Jaina version of theMahābhāratastory, a vers…
The Jaina Path of Purification
Amṛtacandrasūri's Laghutattvasphoṭa
Jina Ṛṣabha as an avatāra of Viṣṇu
Avatāra, or the periodical incarnation of the deity, is a cardinal doctrine of the Vaiṣṇava sect of Brahmanical Hinduism. The increasing number of the avatāras is an indication of the popularity of this doctrine both among the theologians and among the devout laity. The modest list of three (Varāha, Kūrma, and Matsya) of the Brāhmaṇa literature grows into a list of 10 traditional avatāras (Matsya, Kūrma, Varāha, Nṛsiṃha, Vāmana, Paraśurāma, Rāma,…
The Ālokā of Haribhadra and the Sāratamā of Ratnākaraśānti
Of the several commentaries on the Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñā-pāramitā-sūtra, the Abhisamayālaṅkāra-ālokā of Haribhadra (ninth century) and the Sāratamā of Ratnākaraśānti (eleventh century) are the only two works that have survived in the original Sanskrit. The Ālokā is well known through the editions of Tucci and Wogihara, and critical works in this field by Obermiller and Conze. The Sanskrit text of the Sāratamā is now awaiting publication in the Tib…
Sanskrit Plays from Epic Sources
Book Review| February 01 1970 Sanskrit Plays from Epic Sources Sanskrit Plays from Epic Sources. By H. W. Wells. Baroda, India: University of Baroda Press, 1968. xi, 258 pp. £ 3.00. Padmanabh S. Jaini Padmanabh S. Jaini The University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Asian Studies (1970) 29 (2): 469–471. https://doi.org/10.2307/2942677 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio …
Jaina Ethics
Book Review| February 01 1970 Jaina Ethics Jaina Ethics. By Dayanand Bhargava. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass, 1968. xvi, pp. 296. Rs. 20.00. Padmanabh S. Jaini Padmanabh S. Jaini The University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Asian Studies (1970) 29 (2): 503. https://doi.org/10.2307/2942707 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share…
The Story of Sudhana and Manoharā
The story of Sudhana is one of the most popular of the avadānas of Northern Hīnayāna Buddhism. There are two main versions of this story, one adopted by the Mahāsanghika school and the other by the mūla-Sarvāstivāda school. The former is preserved in the Mahāvastu under the title Kinnarījātaka, and a similar version of this story is found in a Chinese collection called Liu-tu-chi-ching 'Collection [of tales to illustrate] the six pāramitās', said…
Mahādibbamanta
In 1961, while on a visit to Cambodia, I first came to know of this work from the chief Abbot of Vat Unālom of Phnom Penh. I was informed by the learned Abbot of the existence of a 'Mahāyānist' work known as Dibbamanta.The work was not available there but subsequently a palm-leaf MS of this work was found in the National Museum of Bangkok, a microfilm copy of which was made available to me through the courtesy of the curator of that Museum. The M…
Jina Ṛṣabha as an avatāra of Viṣṇu
Avatāra, or the periodical incarnation of the deity, is a cardinal doctrine of the Vaiṣṇava sect of Brahmanical Hinduism. The increasing number of the avatāras is an indication of the popularity of this doctrine both among the theologians and among the devout laity. The modest list of three (Varāha, Kūrma, and Matsya) of the Brāhmaṇa literature grows into a list of 10 traditional avatāras (Matsya, Kūrma, Varāha, Nṛsiṃha, Vāmana, Paraśurāma, Rāma,…
Mahābhāratamotifs in the JainaPāṇḍava-Purāṇa
Judged in the context of the 18 Purāṇas, or even the 180 Upa-, or Subsidiary Purāṇas, the title,Pāṇḍava-Purāṇa, must seem unusual, since the Pāṇḍavas are neither gods nor avatāras, nor sages; for it is the exploits of these divine or semi-divine figures that form the subject matter of the traditional Purāṇas. The Jainas' choice of this title would therefore appear to be a deliberate effort to present a Jaina version of theMahābhāratastory, a vers…
Ākāravattārasutta
The Story of Sudhana and Manoharā
The story of Sudhana is one of the most popular of the avadānas of Northern Hīnayāna Buddhism. There are two main versions of this story, one adopted by the Mahāsanghika school and the other by the mūla-Sarvāstivāda school. The former is preserved in the Mahāvastu under the title Kinnarījātaka, and a similar version of this story is found in a Chinese collection called Liu-tu-chi-ching 'Collection [of tales to illustrate] the six pāramitās', said…
Umāsvāti on the Quality of Sukha
Pāndava-Purāna of Vādicandra
Jaina monks from Mathura
Among the thousands of Jaina images found throughout India, those from Mathura produced during the Kuṣāṇa period are unique, for they alone contain representations of unclothed Jaina ascetics holding a single small piece of cloth in such a way as to cover their nudity. These curious figures cannot be identified with monks of the present-day Jaina sects of the Digambaras, who practise total nudity, or of the Śvetāmbaras, who wear two long pieces o…
The Ālokā of Haribhadra and the Sāratamā of Ratnākaraśānti
Of the several commentaries on the Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñā-pāramitā-sūtra, the Abhisamayālaṅkāra-ālokā of Haribhadra (ninth century) and the Sāratamā of Ratnākaraśānti (eleventh century) are the only two works that have survived in the original Sanskrit. The Ālokā is well known through the editions of Tucci and Wogihara, and critical works in this field by Obermiller and Conze. The Sanskrit text of the Sāratamā is now awaiting publication in the Tib…
The Development of the Theory of the Viprayukta-Saṃskāras
One of the most important factors which distinguish the VaibhĀsikaṣika Abhidharma from the TheravĀda Abhidharma is a category called the viprayukta-saṃskĀras. The disputes on the reality of the dharmas included under this category dominate some of the major works on Abhidharma, especially the Abhidharma-kośa-bhĀṣsya of Vasubandhu and the ShpuṭĀarthĀ of Yaśomitra. An analysis of these dharmas is found in a few pioneering works like those of McGove…
Buddha's Prolongation of Life
The belief in immortality and the immeasurable life-span of a single existence is found in the earliest records of the Indian religions. The general trend of the Vedas, the epics, and the Purāṇas is towards immortalizing their devatās and deities. The avatāras of the Hindu Godhead, in spite of their earthly existence, were considered free from the laws of birth and death. In their case these incidents were spoken of as mere appearances, since suc…
The Development of the Theory of the Viprayukta-Saṃskāras
One of the most important factors which distinguish the VaibhĀsikaṣika Abhidharma from the TheravĀda Abhidharma is a category called the viprayukta-saṃskĀras. The disputes on the reality of the dharmas included under this category dominate some of the major works on Abhidharma, especially the Abhidharma-kośa-bhĀṣsya of Vasubandhu and the ShpuṭĀarthĀ of Yaśomitra. An analysis of these dharmas is found in a few pioneering works like those of McGove…
The Vaibhasika theory of words and meanings
Among the many controversies between the Sautrāntika and the Vaibhāsika recorded in the Abhidharma-koś-bhāsya of Vasubandhu, 1 a large number are devoted to discussions of the reality of a Vaibhāsika category called cittaviprayukta-samslāras (tr. 'pure forces' by Stcherbatsky).2 The Vaibhāsikas enumerate thirteen such samskāras 3 and declare them to be distinct from the traditional three categories of dhannas, viz. rūpa (matter), citta (mind), an…
Abhidharmadīpa with Vibhāshāprabhāvṛitti
Milinda-Ṭīkā
Mahādibbamanta
In 1961, while on a visit to Cambodia, I first came to know of this work from the chief Abbot of Vat Unālom of Phnom Penh. I was informed by the learned Abbot of the existence of a 'Mahāyānist' work known as Dibbamanta.The work was not available there but subsequently a palm-leaf MS of this work was found in the National Museum of Bangkok, a microfilm copy of which was made available to me through the courtesy of the curator of that Museum. The M…
The Story of Sudhana and Manoharā
The story of Sudhana is one of the most popular of the avadānas of Northern Hīnayāna Buddhism. There are two main versions of this story, one adopted by the Mahāsanghika school and the other by the mūla-Sarvāstivāda school. The former is preserved in the Mahāvastu under the title Kinnarījātaka, and a similar version of this story is found in a Chinese collection called Liu-tu-chi-ching 'Collection [of tales to illustrate] the six pāramitās', said…
Sanskrit Plays from Epic Sources
Book Review| February 01 1970 Sanskrit Plays from Epic Sources Sanskrit Plays from Epic Sources. By H. W. Wells. Baroda, India: University of Baroda Press, 1968. xi, 258 pp. £ 3.00. Padmanabh S. Jaini Padmanabh S. Jaini The University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Asian Studies (1970) 29 (2): 469–471. https://doi.org/10.2307/2942677 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio …
Jaina Ethics
Book Review| February 01 1970 Jaina Ethics Jaina Ethics. By Dayanand Bhargava. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass, 1968. xvi, pp. 296. Rs. 20.00. Padmanabh S. Jaini Padmanabh S. Jaini The University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Asian Studies (1970) 29 (2): 503. https://doi.org/10.2307/2942707 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share…
The Ālokā of Haribhadra and the Sāratamā of Ratnākaraśānti
Of the several commentaries on the Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñā-pāramitā-sūtra, the Abhisamayālaṅkāra-ālokā of Haribhadra (ninth century) and the Sāratamā of Ratnākaraśānti (eleventh century) are the only two works that have survived in the original Sanskrit. The Ālokā is well known through the editions of Tucci and Wogihara, and critical works in this field by Obermiller and Conze. The Sanskrit text of the Sāratamā is now awaiting publication in the Tib…
Jina Ṛṣabha as an avatāra of Viṣṇu
Avatāra, or the periodical incarnation of the deity, is a cardinal doctrine of the Vaiṣṇava sect of Brahmanical Hinduism. The increasing number of the avatāras is an indication of the popularity of this doctrine both among the theologians and among the devout laity. The modest list of three (Varāha, Kūrma, and Matsya) of the Brāhmaṇa literature grows into a list of 10 traditional avatāras (Matsya, Kūrma, Varāha, Nṛsiṃha, Vāmana, Paraśurāma, Rāma,…
Amṛtacandrasūri's Laghutattvasphoṭa
The Jaina Path of Purification
Mahābhāratamotifs in the JainaPāṇḍava-Purāṇa
Judged in the context of the 18 Purāṇas, or even the 180 Upa-, or Subsidiary Purāṇas, the title,Pāṇḍava-Purāṇa, must seem unusual, since the Pāṇḍavas are neither gods nor avatāras, nor sages; for it is the exploits of these divine or semi-divine figures that form the subject matter of the traditional Purāṇas. The Jainas' choice of this title would therefore appear to be a deliberate effort to present a Jaina version of theMahābhāratastory, a vers…
The Sanskrit fragments of Vinītadeva's Triṃśikā-ṭīkā
Scholars conversant with the history of the Yogācāra/Vijñnavāda school are familiar with the names of Vasubandhu and his renowned commentator, Sthiramati; the Buddhist logicians Dignāga and Dharmakīrti, who are also associated with that school, are equally well known for their scholastic achievements. A later commentator important in both schools is Vinītadeva (c. 645-715), who has received a great deal of attention in recent years. No less than …
Paññāsa-Jātaka or Zimme Paṇṇāsa (In the Burmese Recension), Vol. II
On the Ignorance of the Arhat
Ākāravattārasutta
Gender and Salvation
Is a total renunciation of clothing a prerequisite to attaining salvation? In Gender and Salvation, P. S. Jaini brings to light heretofore untranslated texts centering on a centuries-old debate between the two principal Jaina sects, the Digambaras and the Svetambaras. At the core of the debate is the question: should gender-based differences of biology and life experience condition or limit an individual's ability to accomplish the ultimate relig…
Jaina monks from Mathura
Among the thousands of Jaina images found throughout India, those from Mathura produced during the Kuṣāṇa period are unique, for they alone contain representations of unclothed Jaina ascetics holding a single small piece of cloth in such a way as to cover their nudity. These curious figures cannot be identified with monks of the present-day Jaina sects of the Digambaras, who practise total nudity, or of the Śvetāmbaras, who wear two long pieces o…
Pāndava-Purāna of Vādicandra
Pāndava-Purāna of Vādicandra
Viyāhapannatti (Bhagavai), The Fifth Anga of the Jaina Canon
Umāsvāti on the Quality of Sukha
Subodhālaṅkāra (Porāṅa-ṭtīkā, Abhinava-ṭtīkā)
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