Indian Digambara Jain scholar and writer (1867–1942)
Vidya-Varidhi
Champat Rai Jain
Born
(1867-08-06)6 August 1867 Delhi, India
Died
2 June 1942(1942-06-02) (aged 74) India
Pen name
C.R. Jain
Occupation
Barrister
Language
English, Hindi, Urdu
Subject
Jainism, Comparative religion
Notable works
"The Key of Knowledge", "The Practical Dharma", "Jainism Christianity and Science"
Notable awards
Jain Darshan Diwakar
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Champat Rai Jain (6 August 1867–2 June 1942) was a Digambara Jain born in Delhi and who studied and practised law in England. He became an influential Jainism scholar and comparative religion writer between 1910s and 1930s who translated and interpreted Digambara texts. In early 1920s, he became religiously active in India and published essays and articles defending Jainism against misrepresentations by colonial era Christian missionaries, contrasting Jainism and Christianity. He founded Akhil Bharatvarsiya Digambara Jain Parisad in 1923 with the aim of activist reforms and uniting the south Indian and north Indian Digambara community. He visited various European countries to give lectures on Jainism. He was conferred with the title Vidya-Varidhi (lit. Ocean of Wisdom) by Bharata Dharma Mahamandal (The India-Religious Association).
ChampatRaiJain (6 August 1867–2 June 1942) was a Digambara Jain born in Delhi and who studied and practised law in England. He became an influential...
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Radhakrishnan 1923, p. 287. Vijay K. Jain 2015, p. 181. ChampatRaiJain 1929, p. 83. ChampatRaiJain 1929, p. 76-79. ChampatRaiJain 1929, p. 64–66. Sangave 2001...
and Jain Texts, vol. 26, Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies ChampatRaiJain (1917), The Practical Path, The Central Jain Publishing...
Men's View on Jainism". Jainism Literature Center. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021. ChampatRaiJain 1930, p. 78...
portal ChampatRaiJain A.N. Upadhye Bal Patil Agama (Hinduism) Āgama (Buddhism) von Glasenapp 1925, pp. 109–110. ChampatRaiJain 1929b, p. 135. Champat Rai...
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Vyas 1995, p. 37. Jain 2012, p. x. Jaini 1927, p. 12. Vyas 1995, p. 38. S. A. Jain 1992, p. 16. S. A. Jain 1992, p. 33. Jain, ChampatRai (1924). Nyaya....
the subject of Jain law, written by ChampatRaiJain. In 1955, the Government of India subsumed Jain law under Hindu law, though Jain law continues in...
1892: ChampatRaiJain (C.R. Jain) in England during 1892–1897, to study law. He established a Jain library. Later he translated several Jain texts into...
pp. 187–192. Dundas 2002, pp. 199–200. Laidlaw 1995, pp. 153–159. ChampatRaiJain 1917, p. 79. Corichi, Manolo (8 July 2021). "Eight-in-ten Indians limit...
Champat Rai Jain 1917, pp. 27, 44. ChampatRaiJain 1917, pp. 44, 61. ChampatRaiJain 1917, p. 45. Jain, ChampatRai (1975). The Key Of Knowledge (Fourth ed...
while the Svetambaras hold a contrary belief.". Shanti Lal Jain 1998, p. 51. ChampatRaiJain 1939, p. 97. Umakant P. Shah 1987, p. 188. Umakant P. Shah...
over 40 books and published more than 300 research papers ChampatRaiJain – influential Jain writer and apologist of the 20th century Padmanabh Jaini...
4 December 2015 ChampatRaiJain 1917, pp. 58–64. Williams 1991, p. 170. Tukol 1976, p. 10. Vijay K. Jain 2011, p. 111. Vijay K. Jain 2012, pp. 112–115...
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