In Conversation with Prof P.S. Jaini: Jaina and Buddhist Miscellany & PS Jaini Life History – Part 3

In this episode, Professor Jaini begins with an explanation of Jaina philosophy, including verses on vratas, ahimsa, jiva, ajiva, ashrava, nirodha, samvara, nirjara and moksha marga. Following this, he offers insights about the death of Buddhism in India in contrast to the survival of Jainism. Next, he returns to reminiscences of his early academic career: story of Professor Franklin Edgerton’s Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit lecture in Benares, the Gandhari Dhammapada and Professor John Brough’s invitation to SOAS. Finally, he shares stories about his wife Shashi Jaini, their marriage and life together.

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