Jainism made its own unique contribution to this mainstream development of philosophy by occupying itself with the basic epistemological issues. According to Jains, knowledge is the essence of the soul.[1] This knowledge is masked by the karmic particles. As the soul obtains knowledge through various means, it does not generate anything new. It only shreds off the knowledge-obscuring karmic particles. According to Jainism, consciousness is a primary attribute of Jīva (soul) and this consciousness manifests itself as darsana (perception) and jnana (knowledge).
and mind is termed as Mati Jnana (Sensory knowledge). According to Jainepistemology, sense perception is the knowledge which the Jīva (soul) acquires...
Epistemology (/ɪˌpɪstəˈmɒlədʒi/ ih-PISS-tə-MOL-ə-jee; from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē) 'knowledge', and -logy) is the branch of philosophy concerned...
self-knowledge: Mati Jnana (see Jainepistemology), knowledge of the 5-sense realm Shruta Jnana (see Jainepistemology), knowledge of all forms of communication...
in his Pramanamimasa to establish the existence of omniscience. In Jainepistemology, there are two kinds of valid methods of knowledge: pratyakṣa or "direct...
non-living or material entities (ajīva). Jain texts discuss numerous philosophical topics such as cosmology, epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, ontology, the...
Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/ JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession...
Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion. It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially...
reality. Syādvāda (predication logic) and Nayavāda (perspective epistemology) of Jainism expand on the concept of anekāntavāda. Syādvāda recommends the...
and may compound problems rather than solve them. Critics submit Jainepistemology asserts its own doctrines, but is unable to deny contradictory doctrines...
Religious epistemology broadly covers religious approaches to epistemological questions, or attempts to understand the epistemological issues that come...
Jain temples and tirtha (pilgrimage sites) are present throughout the Indian subcontinent, many of which were built several hundred years ago. Many of...
fifth century CE who wrote works on Jain philosophy and epistemology. He is credited with the authorship of many Jain scriptures. Sanmatitarka (‘The Logic...
genre of ancient and medieval Indian texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In Hinduism, sutras are a distinct type of literary composition, a compilation...
Naturalized epistemology (a term coined by W. V. O. Quine) is a collection of philosophic views about the theory of knowledge that emphasize the role of...
Mīmāṃsā and Vedanta—and five major heterodox (nāstika or sramanic) schools—Jain, Buddhist, Ajivika, Ajñana, and Charvaka. The āstika group embraces the Vedas...
Vishistadvaita), and unorthodox (nastika) systems, such as Buddhism, Jainism, Ajivika, Ajnana, Charvaka etc. as well as other schools such as Raseswera...
philosophy of religion, Reformed epistemology is a school of philosophical thought concerning the nature of knowledge (epistemology) as it applies to religious...
In Jainism, ahiṃsā (Ahimsā, alternatively spelled 'ahinsā', Sanskrit: अहिंसा IAST: ahinsā, Pāli: avihinsā) is a fundamental principle forming the cornerstone...
Buddhist and Jain scholars extensively deployed Charvaka insights on inference in rational re-examination of their own theories. Charvaka epistemology represents...
Letter, and in non-fiction books such as Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology and The Virtue of Selfishness. The name "Objectivism" derives from the...
changed the primary object of philosophical thought from ontology to epistemology and overcame the Aristotelian dogmatism inherited in philosophy from...
views of justification. Externalist views of justification emerged in epistemology during the late 20th century. Externalist conceptions of justification...
Applied epistemology refers to the study that determines whether the systems of investigation that seek the truth lead to true beliefs about the world...
Following is the list of Jain philosophers who contributed to Jain Logic: Kundakunda (2nd century CE), exponent of Jain mysticism and Jain nayas dealing with...
the problems of metaphysics, reality, cosmology, ontology, epistemology, and divinity. Jainism is essentially a transtheistic religion of ancient India...
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