The Jaina Theory of Karma Philosophy Essay
This book describes and explains Jain environmental philosophy, placing it in its cultural and historical context and comparing and contrasting it with more familiar or 'mainstream' forms of ecological thinking. The Jain Karma theory provides intricate details on how every action provokes a reaction. It claims that every soul and no one else on anyone's behalf is the perpetrator of its karma. The call for individual responsibility for one's fate of well-being or pain is not only present in many religions in various ways, but has also permeated many secular religions. Jaina authors use a pluralistic epistemological model as a tool to claim the superiority of Jainism over the other schools of Indian thought. This article discusses the general tendency of Jaina epistemic pluralism and shows how the Digambara Jaina Vidyānandin attempts to establish Jaina pluralism on rational grounds. Jain philosophy is one of the ancient philosophies of this world that believes in truth and non-violence. Jainism is one of the oldest religions in India and the sixth largest religion. 48. Perspective Taking: The Jain Theory of Viewpoints. The Jain theory of viewpoint or non-one-sidedness, anekāntavāda, makes truth a matter of perspective. 47. Jan Westerhoff about Nāgārjuna. 49. Well Qualified: The Jains on Truth. • N. Tatia trans. Tattvārtha Sūtra: That which is London: 1994. • P. Balcerowicz, Essays in Jaina.