Giving and Giving up
The Eightfold Worship among Śvetāmbar Mūrtipūjak Jains
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2953559 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence A Babb (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-86 |
| Publication date | 1988-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/jar.44.1.3630125 |
| OpenAlex | W2326424805 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The Jinas, who are the principal objects of Jain worship, are believed to be entirely noninteractive with their worshippers. This fact has implications for the way ritual transactions between Jinas and their worshippers are conducted and conceived. An examination of the eightfold worship, a major daily rite among Jains, shows that ritual offerings are given by worshippers but not taken by any divine receiver. The act of giving does not establish a bond between worshipper and worshipped (as in the Hindu tradition) but enacts the giver's desire to emulate the Jina by shedding attachments. The gift itself enters a dangerous liminal state; it has separated from the giver but remains unassimilated by a receiver. It must therefore be disposed of by being passed to non-Jains. These patterns are significantly different from Hindu practice but have obvious parallels in the Buddhist tradition
Aesthetics · Buddhism · Cult · Hinduism · Liminality · Parallels · Rite · Sociology · State (computer science) · Theology · Worship · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Computer Science · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2025 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |