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The Jainas and the Western Scholar

Padmanabh S. Jainiसंबोधि1976pp. 121–131

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Anyone seeking to evaluate the Western contribution to Jaina studies cannot but be struck by the degree to which work on Jainism has lagged behind that devoted to both Hinduism and Buddhism. The history of Wes- tern scholarship in Buddhism in particular is a long and colourful one, covering a period of more than one

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जैनी पूछते हैं कि पश्चिमी विद्वत्ता में जैन अध्ययन बौद्ध-हिन्दू अध्ययन से पीछे क्यों रहा। हेमचन्द्र से आरम्भ साठ वर्षों के भाषाशास्त्रीय कार्य, सिद्धान्त के बदले प्राकृत में रुचि, सम्प्रदायों पर रेनू और स्टीवेन्सन के मत, तथा विद्वानों और जैन समाज के सम्पर्क के अभाव की वे समीक्षा करते हैं। Jaini asks why Western scholarship on Jainism has lagged so far behind the work on Buddhism and Hinduism. He reviews sixty years of philology from Hemacandra onward, the preference for Prakrit over doctrine, Renou and Mrs Stevenson on the sects, and the absence of contact between scholars and the community.

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Hindi title: The Jainas and the Western Scholar
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Language: English
Author: Padmanabh S. Jaini
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Padmanabh S. Jaini. “The Jainas and the Western Scholar.” Saṃbodhi, vol. 5, no. 2-3, 1976, pp. 121–131.

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